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Media Restricted
Object Number
99-12-10/53110.2
Display Title
Pipe stem
Descriptions
Object Description
Highly decorated, slightly ovoid pipe stem. The braided quillwork forms hourglass shapes (thunderbirds?) on one side and diamonds on the other, all appearing in bold color blocks of yellow and dark orange and outlined with dark and light quills. Additions of blue fabric and white wampum beads may have been made by Clark. See conservation report for additional information.
Inventory Description
Pipe stem, quillwork, ribbon, hair, feather and cloth deco, strands of shell
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1800-1850
Culture
- Omaha
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 88.4 x 3.1 x 1 cm (34 13/16 x 1 1/4 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1 (bag of samples)
Label on object
53110
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
Visiting Delegation to Washington
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Thomas Jefferson
(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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for Photograph
| 2004.24.23006 | Photograph |
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