Raven pipe
Raven pipe

Currently not on view

Raven pipe,

before 1882

Haida
PU 5253

Information

Title
Raven pipe
Dates

before 1882

Medium
Argillite, wood
Dimensions
l. 9.7 cm., w. 3.0 cm., d. 3.3 cm. (3 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Lent by the Department of Geosciences, Princeton University
Object Number
PU 5253
Place Made

North America

Marks/Labels/Seals
Paper label adhered to bowl [Collector number]: 127
Culture
Native American, Haida
Type
figurines, pipes (smoking equipment)
Materials
wood, argillite
Techniques
carving, engraving (incising)
Subject
ravens, tobacco

Collected by Rev. Dr. Sheldon Jackson, in or after 1877; Given to Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879-1882; Given to E. M. Museum (Princeton Museum of Natural History), 1882

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