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Pipe
Pipe
Date1850-75
MediumWood with copper tubing
DimensionsOverall: 4 in. × 2 in. × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 5.1 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.511
Not on view
DescriptionThe open mouth of this pipe contains a piece of copper tubing for the bowl. These pipes were often carved from pieces of rifle stock. When in use a short reed or wood pipe stem was used.
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Exhibition History 1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 56, illus. 44).
Provenance 1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Markings Adhesive label on verso: NANW 44
Published References WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 44, illus. 44.
Inscribed Inscribed [very faint] on verso above adhesive label: [illegible]
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