Chief's Pipe Stem
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Caption
Sioux. Chief's Pipe Stem, early 19th century. Wood, pigment, porcupine quills, horsehair, bird scalps, buckskin, 33 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (85.7 x 7 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.115. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Chief's Pipe Stem
Date
early 19th century
Geography
Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
Medium
Wood, pigment, porcupine quills, horsehair, bird scalps, buckskin
Classification
Dimensions
33 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (85.7 x 7 x 1.9 cm)
Inscriptions
"Chief's pipe stem, Sioux"
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Accession Number
50.67.115
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