Pipe bowl

Full view of a pipe bowl
Northeastern Woodlands, Canada, 18-19th century
Wood, metal
Accession Number M4449

Pipe bowls were prized personal items.

The animal carved on the outside of this pipe bowl appears to be an otter. Otters were important animals in myths, and their furs were of great value during the fur trade period (17th–19th centuries).


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