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Object Number
46-78-10/28047
Display Title
Carved ivory pipe. Walrus bowl shape. Mythical beasts and predators on shaft.
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved ivory pipe. Walrus bowl shape. Mythical beasts and predators on shaft. No nicotine chamber - not a functional pipe, made for the tourist trade. 31x3x6 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe and tamper, incised abstract, animal/fish designs carved walrus head bowl
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1880-1899
Culture
- Yupik?
- Cupik?
- Inuit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Additional Geographic Terms
Bering Sea, Southern
Materials
Walrus ivory Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 31 x 3 x 6 cm (12 3/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-10/28047
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(1880-1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(November 27, 1946)
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