Pipe bowl and pipestem

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Date created: circa 1890

Culture/People: Bering Strait Iñupiaq
Previous owner: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942
Seller: Bernard A. Whalen (B.A. Whalen), Non-Indian, 1869-1942

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by George Heye in 1905 from Bernard A. Whalen (1869-1942), who dealt in "Alaskan Indian Curios" and operated Whalen's Curio Store in Los Angeles, California.
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Place: King Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: King Island

See related items: Bering Strait Iñupiaq; Pipes and Smoking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 3681
Barcode: 003681.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Pipe bowl and pipestem
Media/Materials: Walrus Ivory
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68f2dbf79-1909-4222-ae06-cc8a88cf8576

Record ID: NMAI_3918