Pipestone pipe bowl and stem

Titles: Pipestone pipe bowl and stem (Supplied title)

Description: A tomahawk style pipestone pipe bowl, possibly Dakota, circa the mid- to late 19th century. The square base has chamfering and ‘x’ design incised throughout. The anterior projection is carved with floral motif and decorative borders on both sides. The pipestone pipestem is both square and octagonal at cross-section and is carved with flowers and zigzag design at both ends.

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: 1570.A,B

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

• 6 1/4 inches length (1570.A - pipe bowl)
• 3 1/2 inches height (1570.A - pipe bowl, greatest height of bowl)
• 3/4 inches thickness (1570.A - pipe bowl, greatest thickness of bowl)
• 9 3/8 inches length (1570.B - pipe stem)
• 7/8 inches height (1570.B - pipe stem)
• 7/8 inches width (1570.B - pipe stem)

Subjects

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