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Object Number
99-12-10/53112.2
Display Title
Pipe with strings of wampum (stem)
Descriptions
Object Description
Pipe with strings of wampum (stem). The flat carved wood pipe stem is 96.5 cm long, 3.8 cm wide at both ends, and 4 to 5 mm thick. the stem is decorated with quillwork, bird skin and feathers, silk ribbons, shell beads, sinew and vegetable fiber cordage. Additional object description notes under conservation.
Inventory Description
Pipe stem, decorated with ribbon, quillwork, feathers, hair, wampum strands
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Dimensions
Overall: 96.5 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm (38 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1 (bag of samples)
Label on object
53112; Colonel JH Hook / USA Washington City?
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 01/01/1873)
Owner
Peale Museum
Owner
Col. J. H. Hook
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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