Culture/People:

Minnesota Chippewa  Search this

Possible owner:

Chief Smith, Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Wongo Nemah Gowango (Whongho Nemah), Mohawk  Search this

Donor:

Chief Wongo Nemah Gowango (Whongho Nemah), Mohawk  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe bowl and pipestem

Media/Materials:

Catlinite/pipestone, wood

Techniques:

Carved, painted

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Cass Lake, Leech Lake Reservation; Cass County; Minnesota; USA

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have belonged to Chief Smith of Cass Lake, Minnesota; formerly in the collection of Indian performer Chief Wongo Nemah Gowango (Mohawk); donated to MAI by Chief Wongo Nemah Gowango in 1923.

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Catalog Number:

12/3124

Barcode:

123124.000

See related items:

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Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d8f3d591-3b82-462c-ad92-55782408b93f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_132607