Pipe Item Number: E2415-0 from the National Museum of Natural History

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FROM CARD: "ELABORATELY CARVED FROM BLACK CLAY SLATE. #2415 IS A BLANK AND HAS NOT BEEN DRILLED. GP. 2414 - DANISH NATL MU 1868." Attributed to possibly be U.S. Exploring Expedition/Wilkes collection on catalogue card, however Jane Walsh doubts that attribution. Object was entered into the Anthropology catalogue ledger book January 5, 1867. It may have come from the National Institute, or from the War Department, or it might be that it was collected for Spencer Baird by James G. Swan.Appears to be a ship-motif argillite panel pipe or panel.