Pipe bowl

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Date created: probably AD 1600–1785 (Late Plains Village period)

Culture/People: probably Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological) (attributed)
Previous owner: Lynn W. Sperry (L. W. Sperry), Non-Indian, 1877-1969
Seller: Lynn W. Sperry (L. W. Sperry), Non-Indian, 1877-1969

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Lynn W. Sperry (1877-1969, owner of the farm where the Sperry site is located) and probably collected by him; purchased by MAI from Lynn Sperry in 1925.
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Place: North of Bismarck; Sperry site, Missouri River; Bismarck; Burleigh County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Plains Village Tradition: Numakiki (Mandan) (archaeological); Pipes and Smoking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 14/5067
Barcode: 145067.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Pipe bowl
Media/Materials: Catlinite/pipestone
Techniques: Ground, drilled

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cbb673d0-41c2-42af-8cee-fcc7194030cf

Record ID: NMAI_155934