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Pipe, purple slate; head of human figure carved from piece of whale's tooth
Pipe, purple slate; head of human figure carved from piece of whale's tooth
Object Number 94-57-10/R190
Display Title Pipe, purple slate; head of human figure carved from piece of whale's tooth
Descriptions
Object Description Pipe, purple slate; head of human figure carved from piece of whale's tooth
Inventory Description Carved stone pipe, bowl is human head, figure sitting on stem with ivory head.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Haida
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Queen Charlotte Islands
Materials Stone, Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 15.4 x 5 x 2.3 cm (6 1/16 x 1 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 94-57-10/R190
Credit Line Gift of Frederick H. Rindge, 1894
Provenance
Collector Frederick H. Rindge (?)
Donor Frederick H. Rindge (1894)

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