Bird Effigy Pipe Item Number: 69.84 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
Black steatite bird-effigy pipe. Bowl rises from center of bird’s back with pipe stem under its tail. Wings rendered in high relief, legs tucked under belly but turned the wrong way (forward) compared to a normal bird who would curl his feet backwards .Round eyes and raptor-like beak. Other examples of this pipe: two dogs found in Copena but rare to find them associated with Copena overall as most found in Middle Tennessee and Middle Kentucky.
Credit Line
Charles Stewart Smith Memorial Fund
Item History
- Made between 1200 and 1500
What
- Name
- Bird Effigy Pipe
- Identification Number
- 69.84
- Type of Item
- effigy, pipe and bird
- Material
- steatite stone
- Overall
- length 2.75 in, width 7.75 in, height 1.75 in
Who
- Culture
- Mississippian
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1200 and 1500
Other
- Classification
- (not assigned)