A HAIDA ARGILLITE PANEL PIPE

Details
A HAIDA ARGILLITE PANEL PIPE
Of triangular form, carved with various avian and frog-like creatures and pipe bowl
5½in. (16.5cm.) long
Provenance
Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 1987, lot 226

Lot Essay

Wright (1996) writes: "This pipe has three interlocked birds and two frog-like figures with a large bowl in the back of one of the frogs. This large bowl and the compact triangular form of the pipe indicate an early-19th century date (1820s-1830s) for this pipe."