Smoking Equipment Item Number: N2.1346 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Dark brown rectangular wooden tinderbox with a flint bag, brass tray. metal tool, and two fringed, woven black bags attached to it via a braided blue cord affixed to the lid (part a). Part b is a small red-orange rock. Part c is a thin wooden pipe with a brass mouthpiece and bowl attached at opposite ends.
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected by Ronald P. Dore between 1957 and 1958
- Owned by Ronald P. Dore before 1958
- Received from Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) during 1958
What
- Name
- Smoking Equipment
- Identification Number
- N2.1346 a-c
- Type of Item
- equipment
- Material
- fibre, brass metal, wood, iron metal and lacquer
- Manufacturing Technique
- forged, drilled, lacquered, carved, woven and braided
- Part A
- height 3.5 cm, width 35.5 cm, depth 29.0 cm
- Part B
- height 1.5 cm, width 2.5 cm, depth 2.0 cm
- Part C
- height 1.0 cm, width 1.0 cm, depth 21.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Field Collector
- Ronald P. Dore
- Previous Owner
- Ronald P. Dore
- Received from
- Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1957 and 1958
- Ownership Date
- before 1958
- Acquisition Date
- during 1958
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0028/0097 a