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Catalog Number CAS 0456-0001A,B   CAS 0456-0001A,B; Pipe and pipe bag
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
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sewn from a complete skin of a weasel; The feet of the skin have all been cut to form short fringes, and the head has been replaced by a strap of tanned deer(?)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