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Object Number
985-27-10/60434
Display Title
Tamper for pipe
Descriptions
Object Description
Tamper for pipe. Piece of wood carved to form a stick with a three dimensional head of a horse near top. 41.6x4.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Ornament, carved horse head on cylindrical stick, pointed one end, burnt
Classification
- Ornament
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 41.5 x 4.1 x 2.1 cm (16 5/16 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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