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Pipe bowl

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from the artist by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) before 1904; purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1906.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Mohegan
Artist/Maker
Ross Skeesucks (Jerome Roscoe Skeesucks/Rosco Skeesucks), Mohegan/Niantic, 1889-1950
Previous owner
Ross Skeesucks (Jerome Roscoe Skeesucks/Rosco Skeesucks), Mohegan/Niantic, 1889-1950
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Date created
1900
Object Name
Pipe bowl
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
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