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Pipestone pipe bowl and stem

Titles: Pipestone pipe bowl and stem (Supplied title)

Description: Pipe bowl and stem. The L-shaped catlinite pipe bowl has the broken end of the associated stem lodged into one end. The wooden stem is decorated with woven quillwork dyed red, yellow and white. Possibly Dakota, Mandan or Ojibwe.

Dates

  • Not later than 1934 (Use)

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: 972.A,B

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.

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: 2 items

Format

  • Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

  • 2 3/4 inches height (972.A, pipe bowl)
  • 3 1/4 inches width (972.A, pipe bowl)
  • 3/4 inches depth (972.A, pipe bowl)
  • 15 inches length (972.B, pipe stem)
  • 1 inch width (972.B, pipe stem)
  • 3/4 inch height (972.B, pipe stem)

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