xah̲l̲iidaa.u (Panel Pipe)

Previously from the Barton Collection. Purchased by donor via Walkers Auction in Ottawa in 2015.

Long, carved argillite panel pipe with a trading ship's "block-and-tackle" motif. At the front, a dog has a rope around its neck and is straining forward. Near the centre, facing the opposite direction, a man with a stylized Haida face is shown with his back arched, also straining or caught in the running gear. Flower designs on each side. (There is a white sticker inside the top hole.)