Pipe
Item number 1384/8 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Long white-yellow coloured pipe with animal figures with black circular designs carved in relief across its length. The inside of the bowl is dark brown. Starting from the outside of the bowl and working towards the pipes' mouthpiece are two bird-like figures carved on either side of the bowl with two carved hands holding two sea lions. Carved in relief along the length of the pipe are a pair of sea otters, a fish and whale, two four-legged animals with short tails and a small face with long arms. The mouthpiece of the pipe is shaped into an animal's head. The length of the piece has two side panels with decorated with circular designs.
Narrative
Collected by Harry Hawthorn in Yonkers, New York, from a secondhand shop.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA before 1942
- Collected during 1942
- Owned by Audrey Hawthorn and Harry Hawthorn before August 31, 1989
- Received from Harry Hawthorn (Donor) and Audrey Hawthorn (Donor) on August 31, 1989
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- 1384/8
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- walrus tusk
- Overall
- height 3.6 cm, width 4.8 cm, depth 3.4 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
Who
- Culture
- Yup'ik
- Previous Owner
- Audrey Hawthorn and Harry Hawthorn
- Received from
- Harry Hawthorn (Donor) and Audrey Hawthorn (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- before 1942
- Collection Date
- during 1942
- Ownership Date
- before August 31, 1989
- Acquisition Date
- on August 31, 1989
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 1384/0008
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