Untitled (Cherokee Ceremonial Carved Pipe)
- Carved Steatite Black Stone
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6.5 in
(16.51 cm)
- Artist Unknown
The Cherokee are one of the Indigenous Peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States. The finely-carved steatite ceremonial pipe has a bird head on the stem and another bird on the front of the stem. It is all made from one piece of stone. Thank you to Herman and Wendy Klarsfeld for the generous donation of this work.
- Created: ca. 1860-1880
- Current Location: Gabert Library, 71 Sip Avenue - 6th Floor Outside 606 Cabinet
- Collections: Animals in Art, Native American Artists, Artisans, & the Native American Experience, Nineteenth Century and Before, Sculpture