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Object Number
38-44-10/12745
Display Title
Soapstone pipe inlaid with lead and catlinite
Descriptions
Object Description
Soapstone pipe inlaid with lead and catlinite. Ceremonial pipe depicting a bear design; most likely used in healing ceremony. Colors on pipe represent a person's spirits. Other groups use the pattern on the pipe also.
Inventory Description
Pipe bowl, carved stone, metal and red stone inlay, platform, pointed end, mend
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Bois Forte?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Additional Geographic Terms
Eastern Woodlands
Materials
Stone, Metal, Soapstone, Lead
Dimensions
Overall: 19.5 x 10.9 x 4.4 cm (7 11/16 x 4 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12745
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Henry H. Richardson in memory of Theodore Jewett Eastman, Class of 1901, A.B. 1901, M.D. 1905, 1938
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(9/01/1900)
Dealer
Holt Refrew and Company
(09/01/1900)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(05/02/1938)
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