Pipe Bowl

CultureGreat Lakes, probably Ohio region

Dateca. 1700

MediumStone

DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 × 2 3/8 inches (11.75 × 6.03 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the Betty Jo and Henry I. Marder Mound Builders Fund

Object number2019.44

MarkingsAn 'X' has been carved into the backside of the pipe.

On View

Not on view

Collections

North American Indian Art

Terms

DescriptionPipe bowl carved to depict a human head - a Woodlands warrior with roached hair and facial tattoos.Provenance

Provenance

Purchased from Steve Elwood, Decorah, IA by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.

Published References

Torrence, Gaylord, ed. Continuum: North American Native Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City: Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

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