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Collector:
Dr. Alexander H. Hoff  Search this
Donor Name:
Army Medical Museum  Search this
Culture:
Tlingit  Search this
Object Type:
Pipe
Place:
Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
1870
Collection Date:
1867 to 1869
Notes:
FROM CARD: "THE PROXIMAL END OF AN ANTLER, WITH A FACE CARVED ON ONE SIDE, FACING DOWN FROM THE END, AND OUTLINES OF THE FIGURE IN SQUATTING POSITION TOWARD THE FURTHER END, THE STEM HOLE COMING OUT AT THIS END AND FORMED FROM A NATURAL BRANCH OF THE ANTLER. THOUGH IT APPEARS TO HAVE ACCULTUREATED INFLUENCES, IT HAS N.W. COAST TECHNIQUES RATHER THAN ESKIMO.-KRIEGER & ELDER."
Record Last Modified:
14 Apr 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
001767
USNM Number:
E9266-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/347eb2420-c9c6-4c50-b8dc-cc31c11feb71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8487258