Double Pipe Bowl with etched floral designs Item Number: 43.201.251 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

This double pipe bowl has a wonderfully carved foliate design on one of the bowls and the ridged decorative projection. It would have had stem(s) inserted into it when smoking, probably wooden.

Credit Line

Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks

Item History

  • Made between 1800 and 1899

What

Name
Double Pipe Bowl with etched floral designs
Identification Number
43.201.251
Type of Item
double pipe, pipe bowl, design, etched and floral
Material
catlinite
Measurements
“4 x 2 x 1 in. (10.2 x 5.1 x 2.5 cm)” ?

Who

Culture
Native American

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1800 and 1899

Other

Classification
Ceremonial