This pipe bowl arrived in the collections of the Kansas Historical Society with no provenience, its record of ownership. While this is disappointing, it does not mean the pipe bowl has lost all of its utility and value. It can still be used for teaching purposes as an example of early historic trade artifacts in Kansas. The pipe was made in a mold of pipe clay with a rib and scallop style of decoration. At some time it was broken into three pieces and then repaired.