Pipebowl
Collection ID:
E184
Collection:
Ethnography
Pipebowl carved from argillite, a carbonacious shale. The Hadia people believed in a totemic relationship between men and animals, and this pipebowl, like much other art work from this region, is carved with highly stylised figures of men, animals and birds. A raven (the broken piece to the right), and in front of the bowl to the left a crouching figure of a shamen (priest or diviner) wearing a conical hat.
Production
| Originator | Hadia Culture |
| Date (general) | late 19th century |
| Place | British Columbia, Canada |
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