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Object Number
69-30-10/1862
Display Title
Wooden pipe
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden pipe; man's head at one end, bird's head with open beak at the other. Baby bird form has sheet copper lining for pipe bowl mouth.Bulging human head with small hands takes place of bird's tail. Tiny claws grasp a perch.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden pipe, bird with beak open, human face opposite, metal bowl.
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Haida?
- Tlingit?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 10 x 6 x 5.5 cm (3 15/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1862
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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