Object ID	1998.22.230
Object Name	Pipe, Trumpet
Count	1
Description	Fraud? Large bowl with punctate design around rim. Stem broken/chipped/gnawed away. Possibly restored patches with faint incised "H" and "K". From the Arthur P. Kannenberg Collection. He recorded the following in his catalog: "A pottery pipe found on the H. Karrow farm. It has an H. K. engraved on it. (Received from) Mr. H. Karrow, Oshkosh, WI." Original catalog card written by Kannenberg for L300-43 (3500APK): "Pottery pipe, unfinished. Locality: Town of Oshkosh, Winnebago County. Received from Walter Karrow. Clay. This pipe is unquestionably a fake. It shows all indications and evidences of being made by a white man. Possibly some kind of grease was used at the mouth or stem end, you can notice the teeth marks of some kind of rodent."
Material	Ceramic
Dimensions	H-4.9 W-3.7 L-4.1 cm
Site	Karow Village/Cemetery
Site #	47-WN-57,198
Culture	Oneota
Collector	Kannenberg, Arthur P.
Other #	3500APK/L300-43
Related Publications	George A. West. "Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indians". Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee, Vol 17, June 11, 1934 (Plate 218, Fig. 3).

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