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Object Number
985-27-10/59288
Display Title
Sioux pipe with decorated wood stem.
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux pipe. Decorated wood stem. Bowl end is round in cross section. Mouth end is carved out so that it is rectangular w/ rounded edges & wrapped w/ plaited quills. Decorated w/ dyed string & horsehair, feathers & ribbon. Catlinite bowl w/ linear decoration in relief. Beveled prow. 76.7x11.0 cm.
Inventory Description
T-shaped bowl, broken on one end, cylindrical wooden stem, bound with quill
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 57 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm (22 7/16 x 1 x 1 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/59288, 34208
Provenance
Owner
Chief Sitting Bull
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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