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Object Number
2004.29.1791
Display Title
Pipe of light grey stone
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Ohio. / See over for description. / [verso] This rare mound builder's pipe was found by the owner, M.B. Denlinger, of Port Byron Illinois, in a mound near that place, about twelve feet below the top of the mound, and is made from a light gray stone. In the mound were five skeletons, lying in a circle, with their heads together. An oak stump, five feet in diameter, was directly over the mound; no other relics were found, except a few stone beads. The skeletons were in a poor state of preservation, and crumbles when exposed to the air. The pipe is for sale."
Keywords
- Archaeological
- Smoking and Stimulant
Subject
- Pipe
Department
Photographic
Date
1850-1899
Artist
M. B. Denlinger
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Illinois
Additional Geographic Terms
Port Byron
Materials
Albumen print adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions
Overall: 6.35 x 10.16 cm (2 1/2 x 4 in.)
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