Effigy Pipe

97-563-6565

From: North America | United States of America | Alabama

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-563-6565
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience North America | United States of America | Alabama
Culture Area Southeast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Sandstone
Iconography Animal Head
Description

A sandstone pipe, carved with the head of an animal on the outer side of the bowl. A leg and paw are carved on one side. The rim of the bowl is rounded, with a 0.8cm-wide lip around the edge. The numbers 729, 19185, and L-563-6565 are written on the underside of the pipe.

Typed on the catalogue card "resembles forgery."

Height 8.2 cm
Length 9.5 cm
Width 5.3 cm
Thickness 8.7 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-563-6565 - Old Museum Number | 19185 - ANSP Number | I 729 - Gottschall Number

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