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Small pipe, octopus
Object Number 69-30-10/1851
Display Title Small pipe, octopus
Descriptions
Object Description Small pipe, octopus; wooden pipe in the form of a cuttlefish
Inventory Description Pipe, carved wood, octopus atop a cylindrical base
Classification
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Alaska
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 10.5 x 5.3 cm (2 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 69-30-10/1851
Provenance
Collector Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1867-1868)
Donor Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast (1869)

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