Pipe bowl representing a duck or goose

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Date created: 100 BC–AD 600 (Middle Woodland period)

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

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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Place: Greenup County; Kentucky; USA

See related items: Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Pipes and Smoking
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 4/6580
Barcode: 046580.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b9fb3637-dd51-40e5-91d7-73b2389a896e

Record ID: NMAI_50225