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Stone elbow style bear effigy pipe / Unknown

Essay/Description

Small pipe with bear effigy atop shank. “Elbow” style. Bowl flared at rim.

Curatorial Remarks

The significance of a pipe is within the smoke. The smoke carries words to god, it creates a connection between people and the supernatural. Smoking serves as a link between the world of the visible and the invisible world. This pipe bowl has ritual significance indicated by the bear effigy, or it may have had clan meaning. The pipe bowl is the significant part of a pipe in the Southeast.

Tags: pipe bowl, effigy
People: Cherokee
Places: Southeast, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Stone elbow style bear effigy pipe
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Southeast, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
stone
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
61.1708
Department: 
Not On View

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