Pipe bowl representing an owl

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

Culture/People: possibly Middle Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1937.
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Place: Trigg 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: 19/5117
Barcode: 195117.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Pipe bowl representing an owl
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone
Techniques: Pecked, ground, incised, drilled
Dimensions: 12.6 x 25.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62a15ea36-b49c-4d75-9133-facc56ec4570

Record ID: NMAI_208558