Canine Effigy Pipe Stem Item Number: 50.67.85 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
The original Jarvis (the collector) inscription reads "Indian pipe Uppo Miss." The pipe stem is carved in the shape of an animal. The snout looks too long on this for it to be a dog. Possibly a wolf, coyote or fox. Two brass tacks serve as eyes and the neck and lips are fire-decorated. There was originally some bone hair trim; a bird scalp and blue feathers still remain near the center. The stem is painted red and blue-green.
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1825
What
- Name
- Canine Effigy Pipe Stem
- Identification Number
- 50.67.85
- Type of Item
- pipe stem and effigy
- Material
- wood, pigment, brass tack, sinew, bird skin and blue jay feather
- Overall
- length 26.0 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1825
Other
- Classification
- Smoking/Drugs