RARE Antique Karen Hill Tribe Silver & Copper Smoking Pipe

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RARE Antique Karen Hill Tribe Silver & Copper Smoking Pipe:
$75.00

Authentic Karen Hill TribeSilver Smoking Pipe

A MUST HAVE FOR ANY REAL COLLECTOR

Authentic Karen Hill Tribe of Northern ThailandSilver smoking pipe. Pipes of this beauty and complexity are becoming ever more rare due to the skill required to carve the wooden bit and the high cost of silver.Pipes have been made andsmoked by men and women of the Karen Hill Tribe to smoke locally grown Tobacco for centuries. This is not a reproduction, it is an authentic silver Karen pipe that has been used. I have included a brief history of the Karen People below.

Dimensions: Can be seen in the photos.

Materials: Bowl: Silver; Heel: Copper: Shank: Horn wrapped in silver wire (upper part is silver); Bit: Hand carved teak wood & natural tree gum.

Age: Circa 1950

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BRIEF HISTORY OF THE KAREN PEOPLE

For centuries much of the population of northern Thailand has been composed of ethnic groups commonly known as \'hilltribes\'. The largest of these is the Karen group numbering around 400,000 in Thailand.

The two main Karen groups in Thailand are the Sgaw and Pwo Karen. The Karen Hilltribes Trust works with the largest, the Sgaw Karen, who live in the Khun Yuam and Mae La Noi districts of the Mae Hong Son Province.

Their history in northern Thailand can be traced back to the twelfth century. It is thought that Karen originally came from Tibet, through China, and eventually to Thailand.

In Thailand they mostly live in the more remote mountainous areas due west of Chiang Mai. They are subsistence farmers who live at peace with nature and the forests. The Karen settled in what is termed the \'middle level\' in the mountains, namely between 800 and 1,800 meters.

They were semi-nomadic people using swidden (slash and burn) farming methods, moving around on a seven year cycle. However, around 1968 the Government insisted that they must stop moving around. They were offered Thai ID and land rights if they could prove longevity. Now they are settled but their lifestyle is still influenced by their culture