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- unknown Plains maker
- fish shaped pipe bowl, late 1800s–1918
- Where object was made: United States
- catlinite, carving, incising
- Object Height/Width/Length: 9 x 2 x 18.5 cm height is at tail fin
Object Height/Width/Length: 3 1/2 x 3/4 x 7 1/4 in height is at tail fin - Transfer from Central College, Orville John and Evaline Dryer Green Collection
- Not on display
- 2007.1128
- unknown Plains maker
- Open page with bookmarkable url
- Multimedia
- Description
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The pipe bowl is carved in the shape of a fish, with incised detail. The mouth appears to have a piece of broken wood in it. The other opening, under the fish's tail, may have also had a connector. Neither of these openings appear to be the actual tobacco bowl.