Editing Meerschaum pipe (section)

== Worldwide use ==
[[File:Dabqaad.jpg|thumb|upright|The ''[[dabqaad]]'', a traditional [[incense]] burner in [[Somalia]] and [[Djibouti]] made from meerschaum]]

Carved Turkish meerschaum products were traditionally made in manufacturing centers such as [[Vienna]]. Since the 1970s, though, [[Turkey]] has banned the exportation of meerschaum nodules, trying to set up a local meerschaum industry. The once famous manufacturers have therefore disappeared and European pipe producers turned to others sources for their pipes.

Another variation of meerschaum pipe is the [[calabash pipe]] made iconic by [[William Gillette]]'s stage portrayal of [[Sherlock Holmes]].{{dubious|reason=see tobacco pipe article|date=September 2024}} The [[calabash]] is a [[gourd]] similar to a [[Squash (plant)|squash]], grown specifically for use in pipes. The shape is determined as the gourd grows by placing small blocks under the stem, forcing it into a gentle curve. The mature gourd is cut and dried, then fitted with a cork gasket to receive a meerschaum bowl. The finished pipe offers one of the coolest, driest smokes available.

In [[Somalia]] and [[Djibouti]], meerschaum is used to make the [[dabqaad]], a traditional [[incense]] burner. The mineral is mined in the district of [[El Buur]], the latter of which serves as a center for [[quarrying]]. El Buur is also the place of origin of the local pipe-making industry.<ref name="Abdullahi">{{cite book| last = Abdullahi| first = Mohamed Diriye| title = Culture and customs of Somalia| publisher = Greenwood| year = 2001| pages = [https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00diri/page/98 98]–99| url = https://archive.org/details/culturecustomsof00diri| url-access = registration| isbn = 978-0-313-31333-2}}</ref>