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Object Number
985-27-10/59498
Display Title
Pawnee pipe with twisted stem.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pawnee pipe. Undecorated wood stem. Rectangular in cross section. Two-thirds of stem is twisted into a spiral. Inverted T-shape bowl. Round in cross section. End of prow cut at an angle. 68.7x7.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, twisted flat wood stem, t shaped pipestone bowl, tapered end
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Pawnee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Pipestone
Dimensions
Overall: 54.5 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm (21 7/16 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59498; 34217
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893)
Owner
Chief Peta-lo-sha-no
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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