pipe bowl and stem

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Introduction

A wooden pipe stem and bowl, Seneca type, c 1840. The bowl is carved in the shape of a clenched or closed fist or hand

Nation of Maker: Seneca

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

museum catalgue (stylistic comparison)

Date Made or Date Range: c1840

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Materials

maple? or ash, metal pin in hinge

Techniques or Format

stem and bowl are separately, there is a hinged cover for the pipe bowl carved in the shape of a thumb

Motifs and Patterns

clenched fist, hand, thumb

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Museum catalogue, attribution from Jonathan Holstein

Provenance

Current Location: Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, USA

Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: T273 a,b

About This GRASAC Record

GKS Reference Number: 26092

Record Creation Context

Research trip to the Fennimore Art Museum facilitated by Eva Fognell, participants: Anne De Stecher, Stacey Loyer, Gloria Bell, Ruth Phillips