Culture/People:

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

Possible excavator:

Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this

Previous owner:

Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this

Seller:

Colonel Bennett H. Young, Non-Indian, 1843-1919  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe (unfinished) (Image withheld, pending review)

Media/Materials:

Sandstone

Techniques:

Ground

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Mercer County; Kentucky; USA

Date created:

probably AD 500–1200 (Middle to Late Woodland period)

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly excavated by Colonel Bennett H. Young (1843-1919, Confederate cavalry officer, amateur archaeologist, and author of works on Kentucky archaeology); purchased by George Heye from Colonel Young in 1915.

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Catalog Number:

4/7806

Barcode:

047806.000

See related items:

Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ac95671d-207d-45ce-affd-1ea639bec585

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_51262