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Object Number
985-27-10/60103
Display Title
Sioux pipe. Elaborately decorated wood stem. Rectangular in cross-section. Taper
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pipe. Elaborately decorated wood stem. Rectangular in cross-section. Tapers toward mouth so is trapezoidal in shape. Mouth end wrapped w/ plaited quillwork. Close to mouth end are feathers. Tied down w/ ribbon. At center end of quillwork is dyed red horsehair tied down w/ ribbon. 90.8x10.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe, flat wood stem, wrapped with quill, silk, hair, T-shaped pipestone bowl
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 71 x 3 x 1.5 cm (27 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60103, 34225
Provenance
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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