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Dakota pipestone fish figure pipe stem

81.184

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Titles: Dakota pipestone fish figure pipe stem (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota mottled pipestone pipestem, carved in the form of a fish, with incised scale markings and facial features, circa the mid- to late 19th century.

Dates

  • Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) (Creation)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 1981.184

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections, Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 2 5/8 inches height (bowl)
  • 4 1/2 inches length (bowl)
  • 2 1/16 inches circumference (greatest circumference of bowl)

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81.184

Collections items are not for sale.
A reproduction can be purchased.