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Pipe Calumet

information unknown1801 - 1841

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Italy

Pipe Calumet made of three pieces: pipe, shaft and mouthpiece. The pipe and the small sculpture are carved in an unique piece of catlinite. The sculpture represents two long haired Indians seated face to face. Their knees and undersides touch each other and their right hands hold a glass containing fire water (whisky).

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  • Title: Pipe Calumet
  • Creator: information unknown
  • Date: 1801 - 1841
  • Location: Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia
  • Physical Dimensions: w17 x h8,5 x d3 cm
  • Donor: Antonio Spagni
  • Date of donation: 1844
  • Bibliography: Laura Laurencich Minelli, Catalogo della Collezione Spagni in L. Laurencich Minelli "Indiani delle Grandi Pianure nella raccolta di Antonio Spagni", Cataloghi dei Civici Musei, Reggio Emilia 1992, pag. 89, n.1.;
  • Provenance: North America - Great plains area - Dakota tribe
  • Type: Etnic handmade
Civic Museums of Reggio Emilia

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