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Pipe3512/41

Bone pipe with geometric and dot motifs carved along the exterior; designs darkened with charcoal. Lip and stem are oval-shaped, end widens into a triangle. Two bands, filled with dots, circle both openings. Dotted lines of connected diamonds decorate top and bottom of pipe.

Culture
Khoisan
Material
bone and charcoal
Made in
Kgalagadi, Botswana
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pipe3420/51 a-b

Large wood pipe bowl (part a) with separate long beaded stem (part b). On one end of the bowl is a large male face with circular eyes, large eyebrows, and two large puffed-out cheeks marked with scarification(?). The dark brown-black pipe bowl is carved with wrapping bands with zigzag designs within that cross underneath rows of bull heads. The bowl is horizontal, and sits above the mortise hole. The stem is heavily beaded with designs in red, light green, white and black. The tenon end (inserts into mortise) is wrapped in heavily soiled fabric, while the other end is a tube of wood extending from the beaded section with a small flat mouthpiece.

Culture
Bamum
Material
wood, fibre, glass and metal
Made in
Cameroon
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Carved Stone Pipe (Black Slate)E172817-0

From card: ""Obtained by Chittenden from an Indian Chief of Kokcilla Tribe at their village on Vancouver Island, British Columbia; Explorations of 1888. The 9 figures carved thereon represent the legendary and mythologic characters of northwestern natives. Made from slate deposit A.C. Is., B.C." Removed from Exhibits, Hall 21, Case 86, 11-13-[19]86."

Culture
Cowichan and Koksilah ?
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
National Museum of Natural History
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Panel Pipe3260/63

Carved argillite panel pipe with squares of abalone inlay. The pipe bowl is designed in the shape of a human head, facing straight forward. The figure's hands reaching back to the muzzle of a dog, standing inside the main part of the pipe. A duck-like bird is carved standing on the stem, facing the opposite direction, with its beak down. Tobacco leaves are carved along the stem sides; a patch-like pattern of squares cover the dog. The top and lower back edge of the upright section have had their drill holes closed off with small wooden plugs.

Culture
Haida
Material
wood, abalone shell and argillite stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel Pipe3260/62

Long, carved argillite panel pipe with a trading ship's "block-and-tackle" motif. At the front, a dog has a rope around its neck and is straining forward. Near the centre, facing the opposite direction, a man with a stylized Haida face is shown with his back arched, also straining or caught in the running gear. Flower designs on each side. (There is a white sticker inside the top hole.)

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Panel Pipe3260/61

Long, carved argillite panel pipe. Fully carved, the figures are: a dog, a man, a picket fence, a raven, a cabin with mirrored windows (carved separately and inserted tightly into the opening), and a large insect (mosquito?) at the opposite end. The base of the pipe is finely carved with a foliate design.

Culture
Haida
Material
argillite stone
Made in
British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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P IP E, Carved, Ceremonial16.1/714