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Object Number 985-27-10/60446A
Display Title Pipe stem
Descriptions
Object Description Pipe stem. Carved wood stem. Round in cross section. Each end of stem carved in some fashion w/ ridged area in the middle. Red paint at each end. Catlinite elbow pipe, undecorated. 55x7.6 cm.
Inventory Description Pipe stem, carved, central fluted area, tapered ends, red pigment
Classification
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Date 19th century
Culture
  • Pawnee?
  • Omaha?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Dimensions Overall: 49 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (19 5/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/60446A; 34202
Provenance
Owner Henry Fonteanelle (? - ?)
Owner Pawnee chief (? - ?)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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