Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of A. Augustus Low (1844-1912, a New York businessman); presented by him to the Long Island Historical Society in 1878; lent to MAI by the Long Island Historical Society in 1920; donated to NMAI by the Brooklyn Historical Society in 2020.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Miami
- Previous owner
- A. Augustus Low (Abbot Augustus Low), Non-Indian, 1844-1912
- Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
- Donor
- Long Island Historical Society (Brooklyn Historical Society [after 1985])
- Date created
- 1840-1870
- Object Name
- Pipestem
- Media/Materials
- Wood, porcupine quills, dye/dyes, pigment/pigments, duck skin/skins
- Techniques
- Carved, cutout, quill-wrapped (flat), painted
- Dimensions
- 79.90 x 4.30 x 4.60 cm
- Object Type
- Pipes and Smoking
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