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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
- Omaha?
- Pawnee?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Paper
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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