Culture/People

possibly South Appalachian Mississippian: Lamar (archaeological culture) (attributed)

Collector

William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980

Object Name

Pipe bowl fragment

Media/Materials

Pottery

Techniques

Modeled, incised

Dimensions

4.2 x 3 x 1.5 cm

Object Type

Pipes and Smoking

Place

Mound near Cherokee; Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA

Date created

AD 1450-1600 (Late Mississippian period)

Collection History

Collected or excavated in 1941 by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.

Catalog Number

20/4406

Barcode

204406.000

See related items

South Appalachian Mississippian: Lamar (archaeological culture)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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