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Pipe bowl

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by anthropologist James A. Teit (1864-1922) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from James Teit in 1919 using funds donated by MAI trustee James B. Ford (1844-1928).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Lytton Nlaka'pamux (Upper Thompson River Salish)
Collector
James A. Teit (James Alexander Teit), Non-Indian, 1864-1922
Previous owner
James A. Teit (James Alexander Teit), Non-Indian, 1864-1922
Seller
James A. Teit (James Alexander Teit), Non-Indian, 1864-1922
Presenter/funding source
James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928
Object Name
Pipe bowl
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
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