Pipe Item Number: A2.226 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Decorative pipe carved from white-grey tusk. Top of pipe features a carving of a man in a kayak following behind a walrus-like animal. Sides of pipe are etched with images of sea and land animals coloured with black and ochre pigments. Pipe bowl protrudes vertically from the end of the stem, resembling a steam train smokestack.
Narrative
The donor said the objects in his donation should be known as the Hillyard Mitchell collection. Mitchell (1852-1923) spent much of his working life in the Northwest Territories, later moving to Victoria, B.C. The donor also said the collection came from his grandfather, F. Carson, who had gone to Saskatchewan in 1861 as a boy of 15, and stayed until 1918. He was a fur trader and trapper, working mainly amongst the Cree, and was recorded having been at Duck Lake and Prince Albert, Sask. It is now uncertain which objects were collected by Mitchell vs collected by F. Carson.
Item History
- Made in Alaska, USA
- Collected between 1861 and 1918
- Owned by F. Carson
- Owned by Hillyard Mitchell before 1923
- Owned by F. S. Carson before October 28, 1957
- Received from F. S. Carson (Donor) on October 28, 1957
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- A2.226
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- walrus tusk
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved and rubbed
- Overall
- height 9.0 cm, width 23.5 cm, depth 3.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- F. Carson, Hillyard Mitchell and F. S. Carson
- Received from
- F. S. Carson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- between 1861 and 1918
- Ownership Date
- before 1923 and before October 28, 1957
- Acquisition Date
- on October 28, 1957
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 48
- Accession Number
- 2081/0015