E0206: Inuit- Pipe

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0206
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear
Materials:
metal
botanical ➔ wood
Dimensions:
25 cm L
4 cm W
6.5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Use/Function:
Using tobacco demonstrated a sign of status for those who could both afford it and have the time to use it. Smoking from this style of pipe was most likely done by the men for ritual purposes. However, smoking and tobacco use in general was very popular among Inuit men, women, and children in the 19th century.
Source Locality:
Brevig Mission, Alaska, USA
Acquisition Date:
1894 – 1917
Description:
Metal, Siberian-style pipe with wood features. Donated by Rev. T.L. Brevig in 1898.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)