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Object Number
985-27-10/59292
Display Title
Sioux pipe. Wood stem. Half of stem is round in x-section and undecorated. Mouth
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pipe. Wood stem. Half of stem is round in x-section and undecorated. Mouth end is flat & elaborately decorated w/ plaited quills. At mouth end are attached dyed feathers. Dyed horsehair attached to shelf at center end of plaiting. Yellow ribbon. Catlinite bowl. 85.6x11.4 cm.
Inventory Description
T-shaped stone bowl, tapered on one end, cylindrical wood stem, quill covered
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 66 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm (26 x 1 1/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59292, 34216, Sioux
Provenance
Provenance
Man-Who-Pocks-The-Eagle
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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