Pipe carved in the Shape of a Bear
Sugpiaq (Alutiiq), Eyak or Tlingit
Western Arctic
Northwest Coast
Arctic
early 20th century
Stone
Overall: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (4.5 × 3.8 × 7.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Mrs. Charles Sheldon
50.42.12483
Geography
Place Made: Northwest Coast, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Personal Gear: Pipe
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Native American: Northwest Coast
Not on view
Provenance
Collected by Charles Alexander Sheldon (1867-1928); to his wife, Louise Walker Gulliver Sheldon (1867-1950), Woodstock, Vermont; given to present collection, 1950.
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