PIPE

Object/Artifact

St. Joseph Museums

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Name/Title

PIPE

Entry/Object ID

143/5749

Description

PIPE MADE OF A SEA LION'S TOOTH

Use

FUNCTIONAL

Context

PART OF THE HARRY GEORGE COLLECTION

Collection

Harry L. George Collection

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit

Native American, First Nation

Materials

Material Notes

SEA LION TOOTH

Provenance

Notes

NO PROVENANCE AVAILABLE AS OF THIS DATE (2023), HOWEVER; BECAUSE OF THE UNIQUENESS OF THE ITEM, IT MAY BE DISCOVERABLE IN THE HARRY GEORGE LEDGERS. HARRY GEORGE COLLECTED A LARGE QUANTITY OF ARTIFACTS FROM ALASKA AND THE NORTHWEST CULTURAL AREAS. HE DEALT WITH SEVERAL DEALERS, FERGUSON, ESQUIMAUX VILLAGE, W. H. CASE, YE OLDE CURIOSITY SHOPPE, HUDSON BAY, TO NAME A FEW.