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A Sioux pipe ornamented with feathers, strings of purple and white wampum shells, and colorful quills. Collected from the Missouri River and formerly part of the U.S. Department of War collections. A note in the ledger reports "exchanged with Australian Minister." The pipe stem is 42" long.
Details
- Title: Indian Pipe. Round
- Location: Missouri River, United States, North America
- Physical Dimensions: L: 106.7cm (42in)
- Type: Pipe / Wampum
- Rights: This image was obtained from the Smithsonian Institution. The image or its contents may be protected by international copyright laws. http://www.si.edu/termsofuse
- External Link: View this object record in the Smithsonian Institution Collections Search Center
- Medium: Wood, quills, feathers, white wampum shells
- USNM Catalog Number(s): E1771
- Photo Credit: Donald E. Hurlbert, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Field: Ethnology
- Accession Date: 1867-12-31
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