Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A lovely piece of walrus ivory hand carved into a ritualistic smoking pipe in the form of 3 totemic animals The inhalation hole, is pierced into the tip of a bear's head, through his body, and into a raven at the opposite end with the receptacle bowl drilled into his body under his beak. Crouching on the bear's legs is a frog that once had a tongue (now absent) that protruded from the mouth to the bear's paws. The eyes of each animal and the wings are inlaid with shimmering nacre shells. Size: 4" L x 0.75" W (10.2 cm x 1.9 cm)

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Provenance: private Litchfield, Ohio, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Brevard, North Carolina, USA collection

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#186434

Loss to openwork section from bear head to the frog. This loss does not overly affect presentation- leaving a chipped area on bear paw and frog tongue. Rest of pipe is very good with some mineral deposits and natural striations. Residue inside receptacle bowl from use.