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Culture/People:
probably Hopewell (archaeological culture) (attributed)  Search this
Collector:
C. L. Obst, Non-Indian  Search this
Previous owner:
C. L. Obst, Non-Indian  Search this
Robert Day, Non-Indian, 1836-1914  Search this
Auction venue:
Gurr, Johns & Co. Ltd.  Search this
Seller:
William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this
Object Name:
Frog pipe bowl
Media/Materials:
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques:
Carved, drilled
Dimensions:
10 x 2.5 x 5.5 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
Bee Creek, Illinois River; Pike County; Illinois; USA
Date created:
200 BC–AD 500 (Middle Woodland period)
Collection History:
Collected or excavated at an unknown date by A.B. Morgan (possibly Abram Morgan, ca. 1831-1880, a wagon maker in Pearl, Illinois); acquired at an unknown date by Robert Day (1836-1914, an Irish collector of antiquities); purchased by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an auction of Robert Day's collection held by Gurr, Johns & Co. Ltd. in Cork, Ireland, in 1915; purchased by MAI from W.O. Oldman in 1916.
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Catalog Number:
4/4851
Barcode:
044851.000
See related items:
Hopewell (archaeological culture)
Pipes and Smoking
On View:
NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61ba93365-ca18-4ba2-af89-7372e97d5f89
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_48017