Tobacco mortar in the form of a shark (?)

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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: Tlingit

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye from an unknown source circa 1905.
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Place: Alaska; USA

See related items: Tlingit; Pipes and Smoking
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 6474
Barcode: 006474.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Tobacco mortar in the form of a shark (?)
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 34 x 14 x 10.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cba1435b-1cc7-4134-a0be-fde6e2001d8c

Record ID: NMAI_6498