Culture/People:

probably Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this

Previous owner:

Charles M. Heffner (Charles Melvin Heffner/C. M. Heffner), Non-Indian, 1885-1978  Search this

Seller:

Charles M. Heffner (Charles Melvin Heffner/C. M. Heffner), Non-Indian, 1885-1978  Search this

Object Name:

Smoking tube/Pipe

Media/Materials:

Steatite/soapstone

Techniques:

Ground, drilled

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Rockland Township; Berks County; Pennsylvania; USA

Date created:

1000 BC–AD 800 (Early to Middle Woodland period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from Charles Melvin Heffner (1885-1978, a Reading, Pennsylvania, antiques dealer) in 1950.

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Catalog Number:

21/5155

Barcode:

215155.000

See related items:

Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws662a7ac6b-be48-4143-a30e-925151f49e85

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_229569