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Object Number
985-27-10/59295
Display Title
Sioux pipe. Both stem and bowl made from catlinite. Stem is rectangular in cross
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pipe. Both stem and bowl made from catlinite. Stem is rectangular in cross section. Inverted T-shape bowl round in cross section except base is beveled. Bowl flares slightly. Tapering and beveled prow, very end of which is cut off at angle. 74.4x12.1 cm.
Inventory Description
T-shaped stone pipe, tapered on one end, stonepipe stem, wooden ends, burnt
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Catlinite
Dimensions
Overall: 53.5 x 3.3 x 2.3 cm (21 1/16 x 1 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59295, 34224
Provenance
Provenance
Sleeping Bear
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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