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Catlinite pipe, flat wooden stem, relief carving on handle.
Object Number 39-30-10/18206
Display Title Catlinite pipe, flat wooden stem, relief carving on handle.
Descriptions
Object Description Catlinite pipe, flat wooden stem, relief carving on handle, porcupine quill decoration.
Inventory Description Pipe, wrapped quill and carved animal designs on wood stem, pipestone bowl
Classification
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood, Cloth, Silk, Quill, Catlinite
Dimensions Overall: 62.8 x 4.7 x 1.6 cm (24 3/4 x 1 7/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 39-30-10/18206
Provenance
Collector Mr. Henry M. Wheelwright (1901)
Intermediary Mrs. Henry M. Wheelwright (? - ?)
Donor Mrs. Ruth E. Wheelwright (? - 1939)

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