Panel Pipe
MOA: University of British Columbia
3260/61
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.
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Narrative
Purchased by the donor from Cowan's Auctions in Cincinnati in 2015.
- Type of Item pipe
- Culture Haida
- Material argillite stone
- Measurements height 7.5 cm, width 32.2 cm, depth 2.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Elspeth McConnell
- Received from Elspeth McConnell
- Made in British Columbia
- Creation Date between 1830 and 1840
- Ownership Date before August 12, 2017
- Acquisition Date on August 12, 2017
- Condition fair
- Accession Number 3260/0061