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Object Number
69-30-10/1871
Display Title
Wooden pipe; gunstock pipe with abalone shell inserts
Descriptions
Object Description
Wooden pipe; elaborately carved. Wooden pipe; gunstock pipe with abalone shell inserts Joined tongue motif seen on rattles and shaman's charms. Raven bites tongue of man; very compact killer whale makes up rest of pipe. Gun barrel section set in whale's blowhole. Garrel is decorated with rings similar to basketry rings on crest hat.
Inventory Description
Carved wooden pipe, bird, human, whale figures, long bowl with impressed rings.
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tlingit?
- Haida?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 14 x 9.2 x 4.5 cm (5 1/2 x 3 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
69-30-10/1871
Provenance
Collector
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1867-1868)
Donor
Capt. Edward Gustavus Fast
(1869)
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