Pipe Bowl

Cleveland Museum of Art

The object is a reddish-brown pipe bowl titled "Pipe Bowl". The artist is unknown. The pipe bowl features a face with a long nose, closed eyes, and a mouth with many teeth. The neck of the pipe bowl is cylindrical with a textured pattern resembling scales or beads. The body has two arm-like protrusions. The base of the pipe bowl is circular and flat. The top of the pipe bowl is a wide, shallow bowl shape with a geometric pattern consisting of triangles and lines. The background of the image is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom.