Object ID	T0273a-b
Object Name	Pipe
Description	Medium/Materials: Maple? or ash wood;
Dimensions	H-3 W-2 L-5 inches
Early Date	1840 ca.
Place of Origin	New York, USA
People	Seneca Iroquois/
Provenance	(1) Jonathan Holstein. Cazenovia, New York.; (2) Eugene V. Thaw October 6, 1989.;
History	Scholarly Attributions: Letter from George Hamell - 16 April 1994 - "There are two or three ceramic, elbow-shaped pipes in the State Museum's collection whose bowls are in the form of a clenched fist. All were found in Central New York and probably date to the later 16th century. The clenched human fist motif appears as early as the mid-17th century on Seneca wooden ladles; also, on Seneca and Iroquois canes of the 19th century."
Used	Seneca Iroquois

   
Last modified on: March 02, 2006