Name/Title
PipeDescription
Carved ivory pipe. Body is made from tusk and has five sides, each with pattern of incised and darkened semi-circles edged with dots inside squares. Diamond pattern on top. Body tapers to shaped mouth piece. "Smokestack (bowl)" at other end. Body in two pieces. Polished
Helen Casebolt - similar in design to 1-50-155 (Old# 122)
Helen N.P. Pardee Collection Catalog: "122 - Pipes from Alaska"
Reference: Arctic Art: Eskimo Ivory, p. 102 "...the shape of the Eskimo pipe recalls that of the Chukchi and Russian prototypes."
Eskimo Art p. 227 "...pipes were not made until the 1870's..."Dimensions
Height
6.9 cmWidth
2.4 cmLength
22.9 cmMaterial
Walrus Tusk, Ivory