Ivory effigy pipe / Native American; Inuit

Essay/Description

Carved ivory pipe with scrimshaw designs. Made for trade.

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Ivory effigy pipe; Carved and Etched Ivory Pipe

Culture:

Native American; Inuit

Date:

19th century

Period:

Historic

Place:

Alaska

Materials/Techniques:

ivory, ink

Classification:

Archaeological Objects

Tools and Equipment

Object Type:

Ivory Effigy Pipe

Accession No:

83.1185

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 2 1/10in. (5.3cm)
Width: 1 11/100in. (2.8cm)
Length: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Alaska, Animals, Arctic, bear, birds, bone, Ceremonial, Eskimo, houses, Indian, Indians, ivory, Native American, pipes, smoke, tobacco

The Inuit created elaborately decorated and carved pipes from walrus tusks and metals. Some pipes resembled animal shapes and others had carvings of hunting, ceremonies, and mythology. The Inuit had early contact with Asians and, therefore, acquired metal, tobacco, and other technologies before ever meeting a European (Furst and Furst 1982, 138).

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Ivory effigy pipe. 83.1185. 19th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/831185 (05/02/2017).

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