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Object Number
985-27-10/59294
Display Title
Teton Sioux pipe. Flat wood stem, tapers slightly toward mouth then squares out
Descriptions
Object Description
Teton Sioux pipe. Flat wood stem, tapers slightly toward mouth then squares out then narrows again. Catlinite bowl w/ lead inlay. Inverted T-shape. Base is flat. Prow tapers and is beveled into hexagon. Inlay on all three projections. 78.6x11.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Pipe stone T-shaped bowl, lead inlaid, flat wooden stem
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Teton
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Pipestone, Lead, Wood, Catlinite
Dimensions
Overall: 56.5 x 3 x 1.4 cm (22 1/4 x 1 3/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/59294, 34219
Provenance
Provenance
Chief Iron Nation
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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