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Pipe bowl

Object Details

Collection History
Probably collected or excavated in the 1880s by amateur archaeologist Edwin C. Waters (1842-1939, of Brantford, Ontario, and Auburn, New York); purchased by George Heye from Edwin C. Waters in 1910.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Iroquoian (archaeological) (attributed)
Possible collector
Edwin C. Waters (E. C. Waters), Non-Indian, 1842-1939
Seller
Edwin C. Waters (E. C. Waters), Non-Indian, 1842-1939
Date created
probably AD 1400–1650 (Late Woodland period)
Object Name
Pipe bowl
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Modeled
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
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