A Chukchi pipe Siberia part lead

A Chukchi pipe

Siberia

part lead, the stem, bowl and inlay with a brass band a brass revolver cartridge mouthpiece, with a detachable panel to the base, 19th century,

21.7cm long, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Trevor Barton Collection, England.

A private collection, Canada.

cf. William Fitzhugh and Susan Kaplan. Inua: Spirit World of the Bering Sea Eskimo, 1982, p.22, no.273.