Carved Pipe
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Object Label
Panel pipes were most likely carved as status symbols rather than for smoking. There is no evidence that this pipe was ever used, even though its channels would make smoking possible. The meaning of the carved interlocking and twisting clan animals, including different birds and frogs, is unknown now that the oral history of the pipe has been lost. Perhaps the piece was a potlatch gift. If so, the act of accepting the gift would have constituted an acknowledgment of the original owner’s proprietary rights to the spiritual histories connected to the carved figures.
Las pipas panel fueron probablemente talladas más como símbolos de estatus que para fumar. No hay evidencia que indique que esta pipa fue usada alguna vez, aunque sus canales hacen posible utilizarla para fumar. El significado de los grabados de animales del clan, enroscados e interconectados, y que incluyen diferentes pájaros y ranas, es desconocido, ya que la historia oral de la pipa se ha perdido. Quizás esta pieza fue un regalo de potlach. En dicho caso, el acto de aceptar el regalo habría constituido un reconocimiento de los derechos del dueño original sobre las historias espirituales conectadas a las figuras talladas.
Caption
Haida. Carved Pipe, early 19th century. Argillite, pigment traces, 11 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 3/4 in. (29.1 x 10.5 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund, 37.2982PA. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.2982PA_side1_PS1.jpg)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Carved Pipe
Date
early 19th century
Geography
Place made: Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Medium
Argillite, pigment traces
Classification
Dimensions
11 7/16 x 4 1/8 x 3/4 in. (29.1 x 10.5 x 1.9 cm)
Credit Line
Frank Sherman Benson Fund and the Henry L. Batterman Fund
Accession Number
37.2982PA
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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