E0493: Pipe Bowl

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0493
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear
Marks/Labels:
Labeled E-493 near bowl head. White paper label on body.
Materials:
metal ➔ lead
Dimensions:
11 cm L
2.5 cm W
7.5 cm H
Provenance of Object:
This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Source Locality:
White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
Description:
L-shaped pipe bowl carved from pipestone with lead inlay at the elbow.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)