Pipe Item Number: A2.229 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Short, grey and yellow-white pipe with a protruding human face carved on the front of the bowl; face has two white beads inset in the eyes. Carved lines run along the bottom of the stem. Metal lines the bowl.
Item History
- Made in Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory, Canada before 1920
- Collected during 1920
- Owned by H. Milton Martin before May 1920
- Owned by Frank Burnett between May 1920 and 1927
- Received from Frank Burnett (Donor) on July 25, 1927
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- A2.229
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- caribou antler, metal and glass ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 10.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Dene
- Previous Owner
- H. Milton Martin and Frank Burnett
- Received from
- Frank Burnett (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Fort Selkirk, Yukon Territory, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1920
- Collection Date
- during 1920
- Ownership Date
- before May 1920 and between May 1920 and 1927
- Acquisition Date
- on July 25, 1927
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 43
- Accession Number
- 2191/0006