Kneeling Figure Effigy Pipe

Artist:Mississippian

Medium: Stone, pigment

Geograhical Locations:

• Georgia, United States
• Tennessee, United States

Dates:1400–1500

Dimensions: 4 13/16 x 6 11/16 x 3 3/8 in. (12.2 x 17 x 8.6 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Americas

Exhibitions:

• Life, Death, and Transformation in the Americas
• Climate in Crisis: Environmental Change in the Indigenous Americas

Accession Number: 37.2802PA

Image: 37.2802PA_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Carved grey stone pipe bowl representing a youthful male in a kneeling position. Crouching with arms pulled back along his sides, his head is strained forward, and his mouth is open with teeth exposed. His hairdo is elaborate with two beads hanging down over his forehead. He is wearing multiple beaded armbands, wristbands, and leg bands. The bowl of the pipe is carved into his back. Condition: excellent.

Brooklyn Museum