Pipe Item Number: Ee24 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
An engraved metal pipe with a bowl and a stem. Dark blue cord goes through rings on the stem. Alternating pattern of leaf-like design and circles on the stem.
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
Who
- Culture
- Mishmi
- 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
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0411/0105