Pipe bowl and pipestem

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Culture/People: Catawba
Previous owner: Chief Samuel T. Blue (Samuel Taylor Blue), Catawba, ca. 1871-1959
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Formerly owned by Chief Samuel T. Blue (Catawba, ca. 1871-1959); collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1936 or 1937; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1937.
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Place: South Carolina; USA

See related items: Catawba; Pipes and Smoking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/7094
Barcode: 197094.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Pipe bowl and pipestem
Media/Materials: Pottery, wood, blue jay feather/feathers
Techniques: Incised
Dimensions: 57 x 3.5 x 5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b00259dd-7fd3-4118-996c-6d724d1acaeb

Record ID: NMAI_210532