Pipe Item Number: 2948/132 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Wooden pipe. One piece (part a) has a smoothed surface, red-brown in colour, and is undecorated. The end portion is circular with a smaller, circular opening and carved letters. Part b is light yellow-brown in colour and is similarly unadorned. Both parts of the pipe retain some ash material inside.
Item History
- Made in Papua, Indonesia
- Collected during 1980
- Owned by Lorne Balshine before April 11, 2012
- Received from Lorne Balshine (Donor) on April 11, 2012
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- 2948/132 a-b
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- bamboo grass
- Part A
- height 27.8 cm, width 4.7 cm, depth 5.2 cm
- Part B
- height 21.0 cm, width 1.7 cm, depth 1.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Asmat
- Previous Owner
- Lorne Balshine
- Received from
- Lorne Balshine (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua, Indonesia
When
- Collection Date
- during 1980
- Ownership Date
- before April 11, 2012
- Acquisition Date
- on April 11, 2012
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2948/0132 a-b