Panther Effigy Pipe

Artist:Eastern Woodlands

Medium: Black Steatite

Geograhical Locations:

• Mann Site, Indiana, United States

Dates:100 BCE – 500 C.E.

Dimensions: 2 3/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (6 x 16 x 4 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• The Guennol Collection: Cabinet of Wonders
• Life, Death, and Transformation in the Americas
• Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas

Accession Number: L49.5

Image: L49.5_PS11.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Carved stone pipe in the form of a crouching feline, probably a panther to judge from the markings along the sides of its body. Panthers were prevalent throughout the North American eastern woodlands prior to the spread of European settlements. The bowl of the pipe is in the center of the animal's back. The artist has captured in remarkable detail its fierce and sensuous qualities: the curved tail, the snarling mouth, and the dewclaws and pads of the feet on the underside. Condition: Excellent, one leg has been broken and repaired.

Brooklyn Museum