Pipe Item Number: Ee26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A light yellow pipe in two parts: a cylindrical bowl made of a segment of bamboo and a stem of narrow bamboo pierced through the centre. The stem is slotted into a hole halfway up the pipe bowl. Several strands of blue cotton thread are wrapped around the stem of the pipe and extend to the loop around the small wooden protrusion on the base of the bowl.
History Of Use
Pipes are an important personal possession of both men and women. Tobacco is a specialty product grown by some tribes in small quantities, but now mostly traded from the plains.
Cultural Context
smoking
Item History
- Made in Arunachal Pradesh, India before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Arunachal Pradesh Museum Shop
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- Ee26
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- bamboo grass and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, drilled and carved
- Overall
- height 6.0 cm, width 2.6 cm, depth 13.8 cm
Who
- Culture
- Apa Tani
- Previous Owner
- Arunachal Pradesh Museum Shop and Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Arunachal Pradesh, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0411/0103