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Maker(s):Anonymous
Culture:Native American; Haida
Title:Pipe
Date Made:n.d.
Type:Sculpture
Materials:slate
Place Made:Canada; British Columbia; Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands)
Measurements:1 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 7/8 in.; 4.1275 x 6.985 x 2.2225 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1960.132
Credit Line:Gift of Charlotte Heussy McAllister, class of 1930
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
This very small handheld argillite pipe depicts a man's head (with a smaller head atop his own skull) as the pipe's mouthpiece, as well as a large head (belonging to an abstracted bird, perhaps) as the pipe's "bowl." A larger bowl might have sat atop this hole. AP2018

Tags:
archaeology; recreation; pipes

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