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Object Number
987-24-10/60652
Display Title
Pipe of catlinite and wood in two segments: long wooden stem and catlinite bowl.
Descriptions
Object Description
Pipe of catlinite and wood in two segments: long wooden stem and catlinite bowl. Stem is distinguished in two sections: the half nearest the mouth opening is oval-shaped and wrapped with a continuous strip of woven reed (white, purple, green, red). The half nearest the bowl is round and smooth with two rings of tacks as decoration. Point where stem shape changes is wrapped with string binding a lock of (horse?) hair dyed orange. 57.75 cm. (length); 8.25 x 3 cm. (depth x diameter of bowl).
Inventory Description
Pipe, round stem with quill handle and horsehair, elbow shaped bowl
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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North Dakota
Additional Geographic Terms
Sioux Indian Devils Lake Reservation
Dimensions
Overall: 57 x 3 x 2.5 cm (22 7/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
987-24-10/60652
Provenance
Collector
Alexandria V. Dexter
(1915)
Donor
Edythe Dexter
(1987)
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