Pipe bowl

Date created
1965
Culture/People
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Artist/Maker
John Julius Wilnoty, Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1940-2016
IACB source
Stephen M. Richmond, Non-Indian, 1920-2000
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
Stephen M. Richmond, Non-Indian, 1920-2000
Collection History
Probably acquired from the artist by Stephen Richmond (1920-2004, IACB field representative to the Cherokee); donated to the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) by Mr. Richmond in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Cherokee, Eastern Cherokee Reservation, Qualla Boundary; Swain County; North Carolina; USA
See related items
Eastern Band of Cherokee
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/5205
Barcode
255205.000
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
Object Name
Pipe bowl
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
5 x 4 x 2.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws673c5bdab-eb94-44ca-8e40-d40e8033b02c
Record ID
NMAI_271070