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Pipe bowl representing a duck or goose

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the "Montgomery collection"; acquired by Samuel P. Adams (1869-1933, an Ohio relic collector) at an unknown date; acquired in 1912 by Albert L. Addis (1878-1951, a noted Indiana collector of archaeological objects) through an unnamed dealer in St. Louis; purchased by George Heye from Albert Addis in 1915.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Previous owner
(unknown first name) Montgomery, Non-Indian
Samuel P. Adams, Sr. (Samuel Preston Adams), Non-Indian, 1869-1933
Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
Seller
Albert L. Addis, Non-Indian, 1878-1951
Date created
100 BC–AD 600 (Middle Woodland period)
Object Name
Pipe bowl representing a duck or goose
Media/Materials
Flint clay/Kaolin rock/pipestone
Techniques
Pecked, ground, drilled
Dimensions
13.5 x 6 x 4 cm
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
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