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Pipe of catlinite or red pipe stone
Pipe of catlinite or red pipe stone
Object Number 34-119-10/100561.1.153
Display Title Pipe of catlinite or red pipe stone
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Lamar County, Texas. 34-119. / H. E. Womack farm. 1 mi. W. of Garrett Bluff, and 22 mi. W. of N. of Paris. / Pipe of Catlinite or red pipestone. Is strikingly like certain Siouan pipes. Duplicates reported from Arkansas by Clarence Moore. Thong hole of stem is 1/10" in diameter. / Length of pipe 2"; height 1 1/2"; diameter of bowl 13/16"; diameter of stem 7/16"; height of notched knob on top of stem 3/8". (See photograph #88 - Catlinite pipe from Coleman Co.) / Photograph natural size. / Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology, University of Texas."
Keywords
  • Archaeological
  • Smoking and Stimulant
Subject
  • Pipe
Department Photographic
Date 1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Texas / Lamar County / <City> / HE Womach farm
Materials Gelatin silver print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Prof. James Edwin Pearce

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