Pipe Item Number: 2934/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small argillite pipe carved into the shape of a whale. The head is large with a long, closed mouth, rounded snout, and large eyes. Atop the head is the round pipe bowl. Arms extend from the back of the head, bending around the decorated, square torso. Hands grip the base of the tail, which curves up the rear of the pipe to the top, where another set of hands grip the fluke which sits just behind the tobacco chamber. A small hole is bored into the tail at the back, where another part was likely inserted at one time. There are some veins of white visible in the argillite.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor from dealer Alan Backstrom in Washington state.
Item History
- Made in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada before 1850
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before December 19, 2011
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Donor) on December 19, 2011
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- 2934/1
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- argillite stone
- Overall
- height 4.5 cm, width 2.0 cm, depth 9.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Haida
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1850
- Ownership Date
- before December 19, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on December 19, 2011
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2934/0001