Sweet and Unusual Old Carved Boot Pipe Bowl! jumping jack This one with a braided

This one with a braided stem and satisfying seam running diagonal across the pale yellow side

Overall dimensions: 24" t x 18" w

and I believe specifically Qajar period (1789 to 1925)

But in the Africa Museum in Brussels

Pure perfection to my eye

Sweet and Unusual Old Carved Boot Pipe Bowl! jumping jack This one with a braidedA very sweet old carved wooden boot, because I think one can never have too many carved boots and shoes but then this one is a pipe bowl, to boot! About as basic as it gets in terms of pipe bowls just a hole in the heel that goes through to the interior but with lovingly incised detailing at the toe, around the sides, and up the front as lacing holes. 3" l x 1 3 8" w x 1 13 16" t. Late 19th very early 20th c, nice dry patina, good condition.