Pipe Item Number: Z 34965 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
This trade pipe has the bowl carved in the shape of a man' s head. It is possibly a European, given the evidence of the finely carved parted hair. A recumbent figure rests on a plinth along the stem of the pipe. This figure is genderless. The bowlof the pipe contains partially burnt matter, possibly tobacco. The stem is broken at the mouthpiece.; Good
Context
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; The style and subject matter of this object conforms to those of the Second Period of argillite carving, 1830 -1865. This was the time when the Haida confidently depicted aspects of European culture created in a uniquely Haida medium and expressed with the characteristic detail of observation. The types of objects are ship pipes, European standing figures, western tableware, flutes and trade pipes. (The time periods of argillite carving are derived from Carol Sheehan' s Pipes That Won' t Smoke; Coal That Won' t Burn; Haida Sculpture in Argillite, 1981, Glenbow Museum: Calgary, and Peter Macnair and Alan Hoover' s The Magic Leaves, 1984, British Columbian Provincial Museum: Victoria.)
Item History
- Made in Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Haida
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Keyword
- Art; Tourist Objects; Narcotics and Intoxicants