Smoking tube/Pipe

Culture/People
Karajá (Caraja)
Seller agent
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (The University Museum)
Seller
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Previous owner
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Collector
Elizabeth K. Steen (Elizabeth Kilgore Steen), Non-Indian, 1886-1938
Collection History
Collected between 1930 and 1931 by explorer and anthropologist Elizabeth K. Steen (1886-1938); deposited by Miss Steen at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Philadelphia) in 1931 to allow the University Museum time to raise funds for the purchase of her collection; purchased by MAI from Elizabeth K. Steen in 1936.
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Place
Ilha do Bananal, Rio Araguaia; Tocantins State, North Region; Brazil
Island Name
Ilha do Bananal
See related items
Karajá (Caraja)
Pipes and Smoking
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
18/9807
Barcode
189807.000
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
Object Name
Smoking tube/Pipe
Media/Materials
Wood
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws690731e40-284d-4ef3-a3cb-55fb120a3775
Record ID
NMAI_202963