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Dakota pipe stem

Titles: Dakota pipe stem (Supplied title)

Description: A Dakota wood pipe stem that is tapered at either end to accommodate a pipe bowl and serve as a mouthpiece, circa 1900. The mouthpiece is very smooth and has a metal band wrapped around it. Small cross-hatching marks are incised into the remainder of the wood of the stem except for two smooth bands, three inches and four and three quarter inches from the mouthpiece. Collected at the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota.

Dates

  • Approximately 1900 (Creation)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 9859.51

Restrictions

  • Through curatorial review and/or additional consultation with American Indian elders, spiritual leaders, tribal officers or lineal descendants, this item has been determined to be culturally sensitive. As advised by the Minnesota Historical Society Indian Advisory Committee on April 20, 2012, the Minnesota Historical Society will not display images of culturally sensitive items on the public database.

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 22 inches length

Subjects

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