Collection Highlights
Medicine Man (Blackfoot): Plate 173
Date:
1866-68
Object Number:
1872.23.173
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
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Pipe bowl: boot shape
Object Number:
INV.8567
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 5/8 x 1 in. ( 5.1 x 4.1 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Earthenware pipe bowl in the shape of a boot; pierced in front, just above toe for stem; covered in brown glaze.
Gallery Label:
This object was once part of the folk art collection of Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), the avant-garde sculptor. From 1924 to 1934, Nadelman's collection was displayed in his Museum of Folk Arts, located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. The Historical Society purchased Nadelman's entire collection in 1937.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
