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The Shan tribe is one of those ethnic groups that originates in Southeast Asia and has embedded themselves in the region of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Among the practices of the people are some cultural practices and artisanal skills. It is among the items that presents a daily life and tradition of the people of Shan that is a small clay tobacco pipe, now presented in the Indian Museum, Kolkata.
This superbly made glazed clay tobacco pipe is very short and dark brown. It is primarily a private smoke bowl, with a small compact round bowl made for the individual. Minimal as it is in terms of construction, the pipe embodies the essence of the tribe's obsession with functionalism and identity as well as its affiliation to traditional rhythms akin to the smoking of tobacco, which has been both social and meditative-centered routines of tribal life.
This indicates the dependence on an understanding of ceramics and a gap closing in producing household items from natural materials. Among the Shan and many tribal societies, smoking pipes were not merely functional, but also endowed with social and symbolic import, often used as a prop in gatherings, rituals, and leisure times.
It really throws light on the material culture of the Shan people by showing how even the fairly simple things can pack into them deeper cultural meanings and illustrate the indigenous knowledge systems that have been maintained across generations .
This superbly made glazed clay tobacco pipe is very short and dark brown. It is primarily a private smoke bowl, with a small compact round bowl made for the individual. Minimal as it is in terms of construction, the pipe embodies the essence of the tribe's obsession with functionalism and identity as well as its affiliation to traditional rhythms akin to the smoking of tobacco, which has been both social and meditative-centered routines of tribal life.
This indicates the dependence on an understanding of ceramics and a gap closing in producing household items from natural materials. Among the Shan and many tribal societies, smoking pipes were not merely functional, but also endowed with social and symbolic import, often used as a prop in gatherings, rituals, and leisure times.
It really throws light on the material culture of the Shan people by showing how even the fairly simple things can pack into them deeper cultural meanings and illustrate the indigenous knowledge systems that have been maintained across generations .
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The Shan tribe is one of those ethnic groups that originates in Southeast Asia and has embedded themselves in the region of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. Among the practices of the people are some cultural practices and artisanal skills. It is among the items that presents a daily life and tradition of the people of Shan that is a small clay tobacco pipe, now presented in the Indian Museum, Kolkata.
This superbly made glazed clay tobacco pipe is very short and dark brown. It is primarily a private smoke bowl, with a small compact round bowl made for the individual. Minimal as it is in terms of construction, the pipe embodies the essence of the tribe's obsession with functionalism and identity as well as its affiliation to traditional rhythms akin to the smoking of tobacco, which has been both social and meditative-centered routines of tribal life.
This indicates the dependence on an understanding of ceramics and a gap closing in producing household items from natural materials. Among the Shan and many tribal societies, smoking pipes were not merely functional, but also endowed with social and symbolic import, often used as a prop in gatherings, rituals, and leisure times.
It really throws light on the material culture of the Shan people by showing how even the fairly simple things can pack into them deeper cultural meanings and illustrate the indigenous knowledge systems that have been maintained across generations .
This superbly made glazed clay tobacco pipe is very short and dark brown. It is primarily a private smoke bowl, with a small compact round bowl made for the individual. Minimal as it is in terms of construction, the pipe embodies the essence of the tribe's obsession with functionalism and identity as well as its affiliation to traditional rhythms akin to the smoking of tobacco, which has been both social and meditative-centered routines of tribal life.
This indicates the dependence on an understanding of ceramics and a gap closing in producing household items from natural materials. Among the Shan and many tribal societies, smoking pipes were not merely functional, but also endowed with social and symbolic import, often used as a prop in gatherings, rituals, and leisure times.
It really throws light on the material culture of the Shan people by showing how even the fairly simple things can pack into them deeper cultural meanings and illustrate the indigenous knowledge systems that have been maintained across generations .
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