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Pipe Bowl, Haida, 1815–20

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1815–20

Pipe bowl in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2011.154.51), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department. The museum dates it 1815–20 and records its origin as Haida; Canada.

The museum records the medium as Argillite and the dimensions as H. 2 1/2 x W. 3 3/4 in. (6.4 x 9.5 cm). Subject tags assigned by the museum: Whales. These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.

Evidence at a glance

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Physical characteristics

Material
Argillite
Dimensions
H. 2 1/2 x W. 3 3/4 in. (6.4 x 9.5 cm)

Technical characteristics

Place recorded
Canada
Culture recorded
Haida

Identification

Met object id
319091
Museum object name
Pipe bowl
Museum object number
2011.154.51

Catalogue references

No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.

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