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Object Number
99-12-10/53100.2
Display Title
Calumet stem
Descriptions
Object Description
Stem of so-called "classic" calumet (McLaughlin 2002), or ceremonial peace pipe, with a round stem and a pendent eagle feather fan. The blue-green-painted stem is decorated with mallard duck scalps and five bundles of quill-wrapped thongs which alternate with orange-dyed horsehair. The feathers are decorated with white weasel fur. See conservation report for additional information.
Inventory Description
Pipe stem, bird skin wrapped with blue pigment with feather bundle
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1780-1830
Culture
- Mandan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Missouri River
Dimensions
Overall: 57 x 107.5 x 2.2 cm (22 7/16 x 42 5/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
53100
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Owner
Thomas Jefferson
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
Peale Museum
(Unknown - Unknown)
Owner
David Kimball
(Unknown - 1873)
Collector
Meriwether Lewis
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
William Clark
(Unknown - Unknown)
Collector
Lt. George Christian Hutter
(Unknown - Unknown)
Intermediary
David P. Kimball
(1873 - 1899)
Intermediary
L. Cushing Kimball
(1873 - 1899)
Intermediary
Augusta K. Horton
(1873 - 1899)
Donor
David Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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