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ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Pipe Bowl in the Shape of an Opossum's Head

Place ExcavatedNorth America
CultureMississippian
PeriodMississippian
Dateca. 1000-1450 CE
MediumSoapstone or steatite (?)
Dimensions1 1/16 x 1 1/2 in. (2.7 x 3.8 cm)
Object numberX.0232.018
Exhibition HistoryA Preview of the Collections, Schatten Gallery, February 15 - April 4, 1982
Spider Woman to Horned Serpent: Creation and Creativity in Native North American Art, Michael C. Carlos Museum, March 7, 2015 - May 29, 2016
MCCM Permanent Collection Gallery, March 21, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesEmory University Museum of Art and Archaeology: A Preview of the Collections (Atlanta: The Museum, 1982), 10, number S.63b.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas