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Object Number
985-27-10/59291
Display Title
Sioux pipe. Highly decorated flat wood stem. Plaited quills wrapped around stem
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pipe. Highly decorated flat wood stem. Plaited quills wrapped around stem at mouth end. Designs in red, orange, white & purple. Feathers attached at each end. Red ribbon & dyed horsehair tied to central end. Inverted T-shape catlinite bowl. Shank & bowl round in cross-section. 75.8x11.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, flat wood stem, wrapped w/ quills, feathers, hair, T-shaped pipestone bowl
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 50 x 2.5 x 1.7 cm (19 11/16 x 1 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59291, 34213
Provenance
Provenance
Crow Breast
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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