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Object Number
985-27-10/60105
Display Title
Sioux pipe. Elaborately decorated wood stem. Mouth end wrapped w/ plaited quillw
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pipe. Elaborately decorated wood stem. Mouth end wrapped w/ plaited quillwork. Red background w/ white, yellow(?) and blue designs of triangles and lines. Dyed red horsehair tied on w/ yellow ribbon at center of quills. Catlinite bowl w/ beveled prow. 114.2x9.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, carved catlinite bowl, carved squarish stem, decorated with horsehair, sil
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Horsehair, Quill, Silk, Catlinite, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 65.6 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm (25 13/16 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60105; 24117
Provenance
Provenance
Unknown
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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