Museum number:
| APM 24.602 |
Subcollection:
| ethnographic pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| reclining bear with set-in eyes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van steatiet met figurale vorm, de steelaanzet in de ketel over. Uitbeelding van een beer in kruipende houding, de kop van de roker afgewend, de ogen met paarlemoer ingezet. Ketel onderzijde etiket met rode lijst met "POINT GREED AK VKZN313". |
Date:
| Period | 1940 - 1970 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.09 in (5.3 cm) |
| Length | 4.92 in (12.5 cm) | |
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Weight | 509 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | steatite (stone) |
| Technique | hand carved |
| Colour | greenish |
| Other materials | mother of pearl (organic material) |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | North America |
| Country | Canada |
| Region national | British Columbia |
| Town | Vancouver |
Acquisition
| Year | 2021 |
Comments
| Veilingcatalogus spreekt van Noord-westkust, Chumash uit de Salish sea nabij Vancouver. De Chumash leven echter in Caifornië. |
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