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Pipe bowl

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Ernest G. Tabor (of Auburn, New York); donated to MAI by Ernest Tabor in 1923; removed from the MAI collection and exchanged by MAI to Dr. Edgar Burke (1889-1950, a physician and hospital director in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1949); donated to MAI by Dr. Burke's sisters, Alicita Burke Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee, 1903-1992) and Minnie Burke Schwab (Mrs. Robert H. Schwab, 1891-1970) in 1951.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
Ernest G. Tabor, Non-Indian, ca. 1865-1954
Donor
Ernest G. Tabor, Non-Indian, ca. 1865-1954
Previous owner
Dr. Edgar Burke, Non-Indian, 1889-1950
Donor
Alicita B. Lee (Mrs. Frederick S. Lee/Mrs. F. S. Lee), Non-Indian, 1903-1992
Minnie M. Schwab (Mathilde "Tilita" Burke Bradbury Schwab/Mrs. Robert H. Schwab), Non-Indian, 1891-1970
Date created
200 BC–AD 900 (Middle Woodland period)
Object Name
Pipe bowl
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
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