Culture/People:

probably Southeast (archaeological) (attributed)  Search this

Seller:

G. M. Handy, Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

G. M. Handy, Non-Indian  Search this

Expedition:

Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition (1926)  Search this

Expedition leader:

Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe bowl (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Ground, drilled

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Prentiss; Macon County; North Carolina; USA

Date created:

probably 1650-1800

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of G.M. Handy (of Prentiss, North Carolina); purchased from G.M. Handy in 1926 during the Mrs. Thea Heye North Carolina Expedition. led by MAI staff member Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) and sponsored by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.

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Catalog Number:

15/1198

Barcode:

151198.000

See related items:

Southeast (archaeological)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6111615a7-84a9-4706-b49e-22d1b1cccb93

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_162351