Can Anyone Tell Me What I Have Here??

[05venturer]

Here is one of the pipes I won in my latest auction win. Anyone have any ideas what it may be? I have not found any identifying marks

 

[bigboi]

Is it wood or a meerschaum?

 

[05venturer]

It is wood bigboi

 

[corvinvelegost]

I wish i could tell you but definitely a cool piece.

 

[quincy]

It appears to be a pipe...

 

[oldmooner]

I can't tell you about the pipe, but I can tell you that the image (especially the first one shown) that is carved in the bowl is of a character known in Thailand as "Hoti" (Pronounced HO Tie), the "Laughing Budda." He is supposed to bring you happiness and peace. I have a sculpture of the same guy I brought back from SEA during the Vietnam era. Never saw him carved on a pipe before. Makes me suspect the pipe is from one of the SEA countries-Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, or Vietnam. Interesting piece.

 

[eaglerico]

I have a pipe that has a Japanese Garden Scene carved on the side of it. Nice pipe with a bone stem. I asked around about it and was told it was probably a pipe bought by a serviceman that was over seas a long time ago. Apparently, there used to be bunch of artisinal carvers that would customize pipes. If that story is true I would suspect that your's would be the same. I have no proof of this so...

 

[soggycitybob]

No idea, but while smoking you can rub Buddah's belly for good luck all day.

 

[numbersix]

It appears to be a pipe...

lol!
Nice pick up 05. Looks like a laughing Buddha to me too - maybe with some wise men thrown in for good measure. Definitely a unique find!

 

[cortezattic]

If it's not briar, then some extra slow smoking is in order -- I would guess.