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| Titles |
Pipestone pipe stem |
|---|---|
| Description |
A pipestone pipestem with mottling, possibly Dakota, circa the mid- to late 19th century. The stem is flat with squared edges and tapers at one end. One side of stem is carved with a clover leaf motif and a cow figure at wider end. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
16 inches length 1 5/16 inches width 3/4 inch depth |
| Nomenclature |
stem (object component) pipe (smoking equipment) |
| Materials |
catlinite |
| Creation |
Made by: Oceti Sakowin Made by (possibly): Dakota Indians Made in (possibly): Minnesota, United States |
| Subjects |
Collected by: Whipple, Henry Benjamin Indian. Ceremonial Artifacts. Smoking Equipment |
| Dates |
Creation: Approximately 1860 - Approximately 1901 (Date range based on time Bishop Whipple spent in Minnesota working for various government commissions for Indian Affairs) |
| Credit Line |
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 |
| Identifiers |
1563.B (Accession Number) |