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Pipe bowl of black pipestone from woman's pipe
Pipe bowl of black pipestone from woman's pipe
Object Number 40-69-10/22726
Display Title Pipe bowl of black pipestone from woman's pipe
Descriptions
Object Description Pipe bowl of black pipestone from woman's pipe; man's pipe would continue to protrude beyond the bowl. Elbow pipe.
Inventory Description Pipe bowl, carved stone, polished, elbow form, grooved at bowl rim, chipped stem
Classification
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Bois Forte?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan?
North America / United States / Wisconsin?
Additional Geographic Terms Michigan?, Northern; Basswood Lake?
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 5.3 x 3.1 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-69-10/22726
Provenance
Owner Mrs. J. H. Knapp (08/01/1940)
Collector Mr. J. H. Knapp (1880-1890)
Intermediary Dr. Carleton Stevens Coon

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