Clay Pipe with Human Figure Design
Dublin Core
Title
Clay Pipe with Human Figure Design
Subject
Artifacts
Description
This pipe bowl was found at a Late Woodland and Early Historic period site in Montgomery County, southwestern Virginia. It features a unique incised design of a human figure. Virginia Indians manufactured and used clay pipes beginning in the Early Woodland and continued this practice through the Early Historic period. Clay pipes were one type of object that native people traded to colonists in order to navigate relationships with them.
Source
Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, VA
Date
900 - 1700 C.E.
Format
.JPG, 1047 × 1255
Type
Image
Coverage
Montgomery County
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
1047 × 1255
Files
Citation
“Clay Pipe with Human Figure Design,” Virginia Indian Archive, accessed June 2, 2023, https://virginiaindianarchive.org/items/show/543.