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Pipe Bowl

Datec. 1830
Object PlaceOklahoma, United States, North America
MediumCatlinite with lead inlay
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Dimensions3 1/4 x 5 inches (8.3 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Object number81.667
DescriptionCatlinite, L-shaped pipe bowl carved as human head and having a square rim: square-sectioned base with deeply rounded corners; cubical proximal end of the base with "X" floral design in relief on side; some lead inlay on proximal end of base; half of the proximal end of base is sheared away.
On View
On view
Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
  • Exhibition   Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 3
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of: Richard Byers, Farwell, Michigan, 1979