Inlaid Black Pipe Bowl
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Chlorite, metal
DATES
early 19th century
ACCESSION NUMBER
50.67.100a
CREDIT LINE
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1848, provenance not yet documented; by 1848, acquired by Nathan Sturges Jarvis; 1848, gift of Nathan Sturges Jarvis to the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; 1950, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved black stone pipe with bands inlaid with lead on the stem and bowl. Possibly made for trade as no evidence of use.
Condition: good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Sioux. Inlaid Black Pipe Bowl, early 19th century. Chlorite, metal, 3 × 2 × 5 in. (7.6 × 5.1 × 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.100a. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.50.67.100a.jpg)
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