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| Titles |
Pipestone pipe bowl and wood stem |
|---|---|
| Description |
An elbow style pipestone pipe bowl (A) with mottling and lead inlay at bowl rim and posterior projection, possibly Dakota, circa the mid- to late 19th century. Its cylindrical wood stem (B) has an overall carved floral motif, is painted in bright colors and has a carved spiral design at one end, also brightly painted. The predominant colors are, blue, green, red, yellow, orange, purple and white. |
| Quantity |
2 items |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
3 5/8 inches height (81.211.A, bowl) 5 7/8 inches length (81.211.A, bowl) 1 1/16 inches diameter (81.211.A, bowl, greatest diameter of bowl) 18 1/2 inches length (81.211.B, stem) 3 1/8 inches circumference (81.211.B, stem, greatest circumference of stem) |
| Nomenclature |
pipe (smoking equipment) bowl (object component) stem (object component) |
| Materials |
catlinite lead (metal) wood (plant material) paint (coating) |
| 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 |
1981.211.A,B (Accession Number) |