Pipe Item Number: 2189/7 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Pipe composed of a light brown pipe bowl (part a) with three floral motifs incised on the sides, short lines incised into the mouth of the bowl, and a star-like design composed of three lines and the date 1918 is incised on the curved back of the bowl. Part b is the wooden pipe stem. The incised designs are coloured dark brown and lighter reddish-brown with pigment.
Narrative
Made by a Turkish prisoner of war on Cyprus, during WWI.
Item History
- Made in Cyprus during 1918
- Owned by Sid Leary
- Owned by Florence Leary before June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- 2189/7 a-b
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- soapstone stone, wood and pigment
- Overall
- height 3.5 cm, width 2.8 cm, depth 12.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Turkish
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
When
- Creation Date
- during 1918
- Ownership Date
- before June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2189/0007 a-b