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Ornate pipe tamper
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| Description | Ornate wooden pipe tamper reportedly bought by a St. Paul man from Lakota chief Sitting Bull; the tamper is also said to have been carved by Sitting Bull. The lower half of the tamper is straight, narrowing to a blunt point. The upper half is carved at the top with the shape of a face which narrows to a platform roughly the same diameter as the top of the face. The platform narrows again to another platform serving as the top of a hollow segment with four spindles encasing a small black ball (material unknown). The bottom of this encasement is wrapped with twine, securing it to the lower portion of the tamper. Two wooden (est.) rings are secured in the two narrow areas above the encasement. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 32 inches length 1 1/4 inches diameter widest point |
| Nomenclature | Pipe stopper |
| Creation | Made by: Sitting Bull, Chief Made in United States Made by Dakota Indians |
| Subjects |
Made in United States Made by Dakota Indians Standing Rock Reservation, Corson County, South Dakota, United States Indian. Ceremonial Artifacts. Smoking Equipment |
| Dates | Content: 1889 Date donated |
| 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. |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 581.E173 |
