Argillite shale pipe, with intricately carved decoration of totemic figures of animals, birds and figures, Haida
- Made:
- 1801-1920 in Queen Charlotte Islands
- maker:
- Unknown
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Argillite shale pipe, with intricately carved decoration of totemic figures of animals, birds and figures, Haida, Haida Gwaii (previously known as Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada, 1801-1920. Collected by the late Mr. George Roberts of Hudson's Bay Company.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A87857
- Materials:
- shale
- Measurements:
-
length 470 mm
width 15 mm
height 80 mm
- type:
- tobacco pipes
- credit:
- Puttick and Simpson Limited
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