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Wooden pipe stem--ribbons and 3 feathers attached; wrapped with porcupine quills
Object Number 40-39-10/19362
Display Title Wooden pipe stem--ribbons and 3 feathers attached; wrapped with porcupine quills
Descriptions
Object Description Wooden pipe stem--ribbons and 3 feathers attached; wrapped with alternate bands of red, white, blue porcupine quills
Inventory Description Pipe stem, carved and painted, red, white, blue wrapped quill, feathers, ribbons
Classification
  • Pipe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials Wood, Quill, Horsehair, Silk ribbon, Feather, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 71.5 x 45 x 3.5 cm (28 1/8 x 17 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-39-10/19362
Provenance
Collector Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (1885)
Donor Mr. Ernest T. Jackson (1940)
Donor Mr. Patrick T. Jackson (1940)

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