Pipe, tobacco

Description

Argillite tobacco pipe of with exterior of bowl carved in form of an eagle's or raven's head, the stem in form of three cloaked women in a canoe, the central figure wearing a lip stud, the one at the stern caught in the tentacles of a giant octopus, probably illustrating a well-known story: North America, Canada, Northwest Coast, Haida, early 19th century

Museum reference

A.1924.388

Collection

Americas

Object name

Pipe, tobacco

Production information

Northwest Coast, Canada, North America

Date

Early 19th century

Style / Culture

Haida

Materials

Shale

Physical description

Polished black shale; exterior of bowl carved in form of an eagle's head, stem in form of a canoe containing three men