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pipe with turtle effigy on bottom

500-1500

Late Woodlands period people

64.709

Not currently on view

stonecarving

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Artwork Details

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

1-1/2 x 3 x 2-1/2 in.

Mark Description

Inscribed in collector's hand, black paint, underside: T 1011 Label, paper adhered, handwritten in black ink, interior side of bowl: Stone pipe | carved with | turtles. | Lake Co. | Ind. | [illegible]

Accession Number
64.709
Credit Line

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

Copyright
No Known Rights Holder
Collection

Native Arts of the Americas

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Lake County, Indiana; Philip C. Schupp, Chicago, Illinois; 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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