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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
- Pipe
- Raw Material
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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