Pipe Bowl

70-9-361

From: United States of America | South Carolina

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 70-9-361
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Catawba (culture)
Provenience United States of America | South Carolina
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Clay
Iconography Male Face
Description

Clay pipe bowl; Man's face carved into outside of bowl. Above the face, the bowl curves backward. The man's nose is slightly chipped, and the bowl is cracked, but not broken. The clay is very dark in color throughout the whole piece. Collected by Fukes in the 1920s

Height 5.7 cm
Length 4.8 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Samuel Pennypacker, 1970

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