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pipe bowl with human face

500-1500

Late Woodlands period people

64.706

Not currently on view

clay

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Artwork Details

Culture
Creation Date
500-1500
Materials
clay
Object Types
ceremonial objects, smoking accoutrements, pipes
Dimensions

2-1/8 x 2-5/8 x 1-7/8 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, underside: T-2120

Accession Number
64.706
Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Townsend, Jr.

Copyright
No Known Rights Holder
Collection

Native Arts of the Americas

Color Palette

Robert E. Bell [1914-2006] Norman, Oklahoma; Earl C. Townsend, Jr. [1914-2007] and Emily Townsend [1920-1988]{1}, Indianapolis, Indiana; given to the John Herron Art Institute, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, Indiana in 1964. {1} also known as Elizabeth Emily MacNab Townsend


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