Argalite tobacco pipe of traditional mythological form

Made:
1840-1860 in Canada
Argalite tobacco pipe of traditional mythological form

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Argalite tobacco pipe of traditional mythological form
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Argalite tobacco pipe of traditional mythological form, intricately carved Haida, North West Coast Indian, Canada, 1840-1860

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A650935
Materials:
argillite, caronaceous shale
Measurements:
overall weight: x x , , .3kg
type:
tobacco pipes