pipe bowl with elk image, about 1860, carved stone

Pipe Bowl, c. 1860

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The image of a bull elk with his outstrectched neck and antlers low on his shoulders is carved in shallow relief on the underside of this elbow-shaped pipe bowl. The circle or hoop near the animal's foreleg may associate this pipe bowl with the Elk Dreamer's Society. This pipe is displayed upside down.

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Pipe Bowl (#558)
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Title
Pipe Bowl
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Accession Number
89.88
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pipe bowl with elk image, about 1860, carved stone