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Record Details
- Holdings
- 35mm slide: 346
- Date of Photo
- c. 1948
- World Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- State/Province
- Ohio
- County/District
- Scioto
- Political Location
- Rush Township
- Archaeological Site Name
- Tremper Mound and Works
- Archaeological Site Number
- 33-Sc-4
- Period
- Middle Woodland
- Culture
- Hopewell
- Description
- This pipe in effigy (a likeness or representation) of a hawk or eagle was excavated from Tremper Mound, a Hopewell culture site located five miles north of Portsmouth in Rush Township, Scioto County. The Hopewell People created the pipe in 0100-0200 AD. The hawk or eagle is represented standing. The pattern of the bird's feathers is indicated and the pipe is carved from coral limestone. This object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archeology Col
- Image Categories
- Art: Portable object
- Artifact Function: Religion or Ritual
- Artifact Material: Stone
- Source Type Detail
- Museum: Ohio State Museum :: photographer_original
Technical Details
- Collection
- UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
- Image Size
- 4623 x 3213
- File Size
- 2 MB
- Record
- 1613
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-1613/1613
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"This pipe in effigy (a likeness or representation) of a hawk or eagle was excavated from Tremper Mound, a Hopewell culture site located five miles north of Portsmouth in Rush Township, Scioto County. The Hopewell People created the pipe in 0100-0200 AD. The hawk or eagle is represented standing. The pattern of the bird's feathers is indicated and the pipe is carved from coral limestone. This object is held in the Ohio Historical Society Archeology Col". In the digital collection UM Museum of Anthropological Archaeology. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/anthro1ic/x-1613/1613. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. June 16, 2024.