Pipe bowl and pipestem

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Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Indian City, USA, 1955-
Object Name
Pipe bowl and pipestem
Media/Materials
Wood, plaster, cowhide, feather/feathers, twine/string, paint
Techniques
Carved, wrapped, braided, mold-made, glued
Dimensions
51.0 x 6.0 x 13.7 cm
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
Place
Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Jackson County and Swain County; North Carolina; USA (inferred)
Date created
1963-1964
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Indian City, USA, an outdoor museum in Anadarko, Oklahoma, in 1964; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
Catalog Number
26/646
Barcode
260646.000
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee [Qualla Boundary]
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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