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Object Number
985-27-10/60126
Display Title
Plains pipe, possibly Sioux. Flat wood stem. Mouth end wrapped w/ copper wire. H
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains pipe, possibly Sioux. Flat wood stem. Mouth end wrapped w/ copper wire. Horsehair attached w/ sinew toward center of wire. Hand or claw and caterpillar(?) carved in high relief on top. Brass tacks along edges. Ribbon tied around center. Catlinite bowl. Beveled prow. 89.2x11.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe stem, carved, wrapped wire, hair, metal tack decoration, T shaped bowl
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 67.5 x 4.6 x 4.7 cm (26 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60126; 24550
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Collector
Jacob Paxson Temple
(1900-1920 - ?)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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