Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0454 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Pipe | |
| Culture | Haida | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Argillite; Ivory; Metal: Steel nail | |
| Description | 3-dimensionally carved pipe whose bowl is in the form of a decapitated human in seated position, shown holding its own head in its arms; Seated behind the human and facing the person smoking the pipe is a seated eagle holding a fish, followed by a seated bear with its front paws resting on the eagle's neck; Seated behind the bear but facing away from the person smoking the pipe is an orca; Short cylindrical ivory piece whose center is filled with unidentified black substance is attached to proximal end of short cylindrical pipe stem with steel nail. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 8.5, Width = 3.6, Length = 27.4 | |