Wolf Effigy Pipe Item Number: 77.30.3 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This pipe is a double wolf motif. The pipe stem itself is an elongated wolf ending in a wolf's head while a second wolf stands facing the opposite direction on the opposite side of the pipe bowl. Researcher Richard Sisson 4/23/2013 reviewed. Thought it might be Cherokee. To be researched before changing attribution.
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund
Item History
- Made between 1700 and 1799
What
- Name
- Wolf Effigy Pipe
- Identification Number
- 77.30.3
- Type of Item
- effigy, wolf and pipe
- Material
- steatite stone
- Overall
- length 3.125 in, width 9.9375 in, height 0.75 in
Who
- Culture
- Native American
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1700 and 1799
Other
- Classification
- Ceremonial