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Wood pipe stem
1820.B
Titles: Wood pipe stem (Supplied title)
Description: A wood pipe stem, possibly Dakota, circa the early 20th century or earlier. The wood stem is flat and rectangular with squared edges and two longitudinal cutout sections, extending to one end, and is decorated with porcupine-quill wrapping, and blue silk ribbon is tied on at each end of cutout section. The quill colors are white, purple, yellow, red and green. An inscription on one side, written in ink and pen, reads: "Presented to Mrs. Whipple/ by Red Cloud on visit to Birch Coulee, June 1902." See also pipe bowl, ID Number 1820.A.
Dates
- Not later than 06/1902 (Presented to Mrs. Whipple by Red Cloud on visit to Birch Coulee, June 1902.) (Use)
Creation
- presented by: Red Cloud
- received by: Whipple, Evangeline Marrs Simpson
- collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1820.B
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
- 15 3/4 inches length
- 1 3/8 inches width
- 1/4 inches depth
Subjects
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1820.B