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Object Number
985-27-10/59290
Display Title
Cheyenne pipe. Flat wood stem w/ plaited quills, tied by ribbon. Catlinite bowl
Descriptions
Object Description
Cheyenne pipe. Flat wood stem. Mouth end wrapped w/ plaited quills in orange, purple, blue and yellow. Tied w/ a red ribbon. Exposed stem covered w/ red ochre. Catlinite bowl inlaid w/ lead. Round in cross section. Base is beveled as is top of prow. 78.8x11.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, flat, rectangular stem, multi colored quilled end, T-shaped lead inlaid bo
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 60.5 x 4 x 0.4 cm (23 13/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/59290, 34212 / Chey
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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