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Object Number 08-17-10/73401
Display Title Pipe clay
Descriptions
Indigenous Term wi mi su i(n)to
Inventory Description Clay lump
Classification
  • Clay
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
  • Catawba
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina
Additional Geographic Terms Catawba Indian Reservation
Materials Clay
Dimensions Overall: 10.5 x 7.3 x 7.2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 7/8 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 73401
Provenance
Collector Dr. Mark Raymond Harrington (1907-1908 - 1908)
Donor Unknown (1908)

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