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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0254
Description
A simple handmade pipe made from a burl and branch, the burl hollowed out and the stem bored to reach the burl hollow, the mouth piece whittled down to form. A residue of orange makes it look as though it might have been painted at one time. Mouthpiece is scorched but bowl is not.
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Title
Pipe
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood
Dimensions
3.5 x 4.5 x 11.0 cm
Description
A simple handmade pipe made from a burl and branch, the burl hollowed out and the stem bored to reach the burl hollow, the mouth piece whittled down to form. A residue of orange makes it look as though it might have been painted at one time. Mouthpiece is scorched but bowl is not.
Subject
households
Indigenous
pastime
smoking
ceremonial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0254
Images
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