Woman Effigy Pipe
CultureSoutheastern Woodlands, probably Cherokee
Dateca. 1750
MediumStone (steatite)
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 × 1 × 3 3/8 inches (8.89 × 2.54 × 8.57 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: Kay and John Callison Art Acquisition Fund
Object number2020.6
MarkingsTwo old adhesive labels on the bottom of the pipe bowl
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DescriptionBlack stone carved pipe bowl representing a seated woman.ProvenancePurchased from Steve Elwood, Decorah, Iowa by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
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