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Object Number
99-12-10/53101.2
Display Title
Calumet stem
Descriptions
Object Description
Calumet stem ornamented with eagle feather. A so-called "classic" calumet (McLaughlin 2002), or ceremonial peace pipe, with a round stem and a pendent eagle feather fan. The (blue-green) painted and grooved stem, deliberately combined red and blue trade cloth wrappings, center placement of great horned owl feathers, and seven attached woodpecker scalps and backwards-bent beaks are formal features associated with Hako wands. A copper-colored pendant of wild hemp hangs from the center. A painted-over label reading "Cherokee" is glued to the stem.
Inventory Description
Wood pipe stem, w/ feather fan, hair, felt, shell beads, quill, bird beaks, ribb
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1780-1830
Culture
- Cherokee?
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Missouri River
Dimensions
Overall: 127.3 x 61 x 4 cm (50 1/8 x 24 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
99-12-10/53101
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Owner
Thomas Jefferson
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Lt. George Christian Hutter
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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| 99-12-10/53099.2 | Calumet stem |
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| 99-12-10/53100.2 | Calumet stem |
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| 99-12-10/53107.2 | Calumet stem |
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| 99-12-10/53108.2 | Calumet stem |
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| 99-12-10/53111.2 | Calumet stem |
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| 99-12-10/53116.2 | Calumet stem |
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| 2004.24.31725 | Pipe or war calumet, probably Mandan. Ornamented with eagle feathers. |
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| 2004.24.34971 | Calumet stem, feather fan (99-12-10/53101.2) |
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| 2004.24.34970 | Castle McLaughlin and Calumet stem, feather fan (99-12-10/53101.2) |
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| 2004.24.34969 | Calumet stem, feather fan (99-12-10/53101.2) |
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| 2004.24.34968 | Calumet stem, feather fan (99-12-10/53100.2) |
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| 2004.24.34967 | Calumet stem, feather fan (99-12-10/53099.2) |
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