Culture/People:

probably Plaquemine (archaeological culture) (attributed); probably used by Central/Middle Mississippian people  Search this

Previous owner:

George A. Flournoy (George Alexander Flournoy), Non-Indian, 1868-1928  Search this

Anita Patterson Flournoy (Mrs. George A. Flournoy), Non-Indian, 1878-1952  Search this

Carnegie Public Library, 1904-1964  Search this

Seller:

Carnegie Public Library, 1904-1964  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

Marion Eppley Memorial Fund  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe bowl with human figure

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Carved, ground, drilled

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Reelfoot Lake area; Fulton County; Kentucky; USA

Date created:

AD 1100–1350 (Early to Middle Mississippian period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of George A. Flournoy (1868-1928, a collector in Paducah, Kentucky); inherited by his widow, Anita Patterson Flournoy (1878-1952); donated to the Carnegie Public Library in Paducah, Kentucky, by Mrs. Flournoy in 1947; purchased by MAI from the Carnegie Public Library in 1962 using funds from the Marion Eppley Memorial Fund.

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Catalog Number:

23/1000

Barcode:

231000.000

See related items:

Plaquemine (archaeological culture)

Central/Middle Mississippian (archaeological culture)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65a46236d-3e0c-4dcc-828c-04277ce636e2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_245242