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Object Number
69-30-10/1848
Display Title
Wooden pipe
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden pipe. Lining of sheet brass, probably from butt plate of same trade musket that furnished barrel section for the bowl, decorates open mouth of this bird pipe.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden pipe, large bird with brass bowl in mouth, figure on bottom.
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 13.5 x 8.7 x 4.6 cm (5 5/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1848
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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