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Pipestone cross with stepped base
1522.A-C
Titles: Pipestone cross with stepped base (Supplied title)
Description: A carved pipestone (catlinite) Latin cross with stepped base, possibly Dakota, circa the mid- to late 19th century. The cross and base are made of three pieces that fit together.
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
- collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 1522.A-C
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
- 7 inches height (1522.A, cross)
- 4 inches width (1522.A, cross)
- 1/2 inches depth (1522.A, cross)
- 1 3/8 inches height (1522.B,C, base)
- 4 3/4 inches width (1522.B,C, base)
- 4 5/8 inches depth (1522.B,C, base)
Subjects
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1522.A-C