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Object Number
985-27-10/59280
Display Title
Bering Sea Eskimo tobacco pipe (kuinig). Wooden stem w/ brass & iron bowl.
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Kuinig
Object Description
Bering Sea Eskimo tobacco pipe (kuinig). Wooden stem of 2 pieces wrapped together w/ leather. Wrapped more closely at mouth. Small brass and iron? bowl placed around 1.5 cm from end of stem. Stem bends slightly and is wider at bowl end. 32.3x6 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, split wood shafte lashed with leather, steel and brass bowl/stem
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Bering Strait Eskimo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
Materials
Wood, Leather, Brass, Steel
Dimensions
Overall: 31.2 x 5.8 x 3.1 cm (12 5/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59280
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(?)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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