Pipe Bowl Item Number: A2.153 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Round, yellow-white object with a large circular opening carved through its centre. The inside of the opening is blackened by a resinous material.
Narrative
Collected by Glyndwr Abraham while working as an R.C.M.P. officer between July 1929 and July 1959.
Item History
- Made in Nunavut, Canada
- Collected between 1946 and 1947
- Owned by Glyndwr Abraham before October 26, 1971
- Received from Glyndwr Abraham (Donor) on October 26, 1971
What
- Name
- Pipe Bowl
- Identification Number
- A2.153
- Type of Item
- bowl
- Material
- walrus tusk
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and polished
- Overall
- width 2.7 cm, diameter 2.3 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit: Inuinnait
- Previous Owner
- Glyndwr Abraham
- Received from
- Glyndwr Abraham (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nunavut, Canada
When
- Collection Date
- between 1946 and 1947
- Ownership Date
- before October 26, 1971
- Acquisition Date
- on October 26, 1971
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0181/0029