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Object Number
34-119-10/100561.1.150
Display Title
Stone pipe, stem and bowl decorated with incised lines
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Lamar County, Texas. 34-119. / T. M. Sanders farm. 1 mi. W. of Direct. Stone pipe accompanying burial #5. Rim of bowl flares out slightly. Stem decorated with faintly incised lines horizontal, and bowl with crudely incised lines in cross hatch design. At base is a deeply incised equal armed cross 1/4" long. Bowl contains black crust; stem shows inside wear, as by reed stem, for 5/16". Ouachita sandstone. One of very few stone pipes found in Texas. / Length: 1 1/4", height 1 1/2, diameter of bowl 5/8", diameter of stem 9/16".
Gift of J. E. Pearce, Chairman of Department of Anthropology University of Texas."
Keywords
- Smoking and Stimulant
- Archaeological
Subject
- Pipe
Department
Photographic
Date
1900-1934
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Texas
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Lamar County
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<City>
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TM Sanders farm
Intrasite
Burial 5
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 17.78 cm (5 x 7 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Prof. James Edwin Pearce
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