Pipe Carved From Slate Item Number: E717-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Illus. Fig. 7, p. 43 in Wright, Robin K., 1979, "Haida Argillite Ship Pipes," American Indian Art Magazine, 5(1). Identified there as an argillite ship-motif pipe, showing full hull and billethead, with three Euro-Americans and highly pierced central cabin.It may be presumed that this object was probably collected by George Gibbs during his time on the Northwest Boundary Survey, 1857-1860?For more information, see pdf of additional documentation on the Gibbs collections provided by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa which is filed with the Emu accession/transaction record.
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Capt. George Gibbs during 1862
What
- Name
- Pipe Carved From Slate
- Identification Number
- E717-0
- Type of Item
- pipe
Who
- Culture
- Haida ?
- Received from
- Capt. George Gibbs
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- during 1862
Other
- Accession Number
- 000051