Two Chesapeake Pipe Bowls
Title
Two Chesapeake Pipe Bowls
Description
These Chesapeake pipe bowls date to the Early Historic period. Chesapeake pipes have characteristic rouletted decorations that were made by incising the the clay with tools that had rounded pin-like ends. The designs often combined Virginia Indian and European motifs. Chesapeake pipes were produced by Europeans, Virginia Indians, and/or enslaved Africans, and were traded amongst groups during the early seventeenth century. (Photo enhanced)
Date Created
1600 - 1700 C.E.
Source
Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, VA
Format
Photograph
Physical Dimension
622 × 407
Coverage
Virginia
