Dakota pipestone Unktehi pipe bowl

Titles: Dakota pipestone Unktehi pipe bowl (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota pipe bowl carved out of red pipestone (catlinite) circa the late 19th or early 20th century. Its shape and features resemble those of Unktehi, a water-dwelling diety common to the traditions of the Dakota people.

Dates

• Not earlier than 1880 - Not later than 1905 (Creation)

Creation

• collected by: Bennett, Charles Henry

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 2854.E285

Credit: Minnesota Historical Society Collections

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 5 inches width
• 6 3/4 inches height
• 1 1/2 inches depth

Subjects

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