| Catalog Number |
CAS 0456-0001A,B |
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| Category |
Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements |
| Object Name |
Pipe and pipe bag |
| Culture |
Tolowa |
| Global Region |
North America |
| Country |
USA |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
California |
| County |
Humboldt, Del Norte |
| Other Geographic
Data |
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| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1850 |
| Collection Name |
N/A |
| Materials |
A: Weasel hide; B: Wood: yew; Stone: soapstone |
| Description |
A: Carrying pouch for smoking pipe, sewn from a complete skin of a weasel; The feet of the skin have all been cut to form short fringes, and the head has been replaced by a strap of tanned deer(?) skin that can rolled shut and tied; B: Smoking pipe consisting of elongated cylindrical shaft carved from single piece of wood whose diameter diminishes very slightly from the proximal end to the mid-section, then gradually expands toward the distal end, which is fitted with a round, bowl-shaped receptacle; Narrow diameter bore hole extends through entire length of shaft and into bowl; All exterior surfaces of shaft and bowl are highly polished; Color of shaft is natural wood color and of pipe bowl is black. |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = A=8.5, Thickness = A=3.5, Max Diam = B=3.1, Length = A=16.0; B=ca. 17.0 |