Pipe

MOA: University of British Columbia

3058/5 a-b

Pipe. Head (part a) is carved from soapstone, with an octagonal chamber, and a thin ring of brass at base of shank. The stem (part b) is made from smooth, red brown wood, with a flattened lip and bit, rounding through the mid-point. Tenon is black.

  • Narrative

    Collected by Alan Deacon between 1936 and 1940 at Coppermine.


  • Type of Item pipe
  • Culture Inuinnait
  • Material soapstone stone, wood, brass metal
  • Measurements height 5.1 cm, width 2.8 cm, depth 3.6 cm (part a) height 7.7 cm, width 1.4 cm, depth 1.4 cm (part b)

  • Previous Owner Joy Eastman
  • Received from Joy Eastman

  • Made in Coppermine, Kugluktuk

  • Creation Date before 1940
  • Ownership Date before May 8, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on May 8, 2014

  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3058/0005 a-b