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Amazing Antique Meerschaum Pipes

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A meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral “sepiolite”, also known as meerschaum. In the Nineteenth Century, artisans in Eastern Europe carved the most bizarre meerschaum pipes. Some of these are improbable concoctions and feature bowls made from the heads of historical figures and of literary characters, others depicting nursery rhymes. Also Read: Ugly, Unusual and Unique …

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Superb Series of Origami Animals by Marc Fichou

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Origami is a traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. It started around the 17th century and got popular in the mid-1900s. Since then, Origami has evolved into a Modern art form. American artist Marc Fichou created an amazing set of Origami Animals representing different animals. He took a photograph of each animal and created folds on the print. The …

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