George Bryan (Standing Eagle), Chippewa/Ojibwa, 1906-1985 Search this
Previous owner:
Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982 Search this
Donor:
Sonia Grodka Blumenthal (Sonia Dorothy Grodka), Non-Indian Search this
Harry W. Blumenthal, Non-Indian, 1924-2013 Search this
Object Name:
Pipe bowl and pipestem
Media/Materials:
Wood, catlinite/pipestone, hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Carved, bead-wrapped
Dimensions:
57.8 x 8.9 cm
Object Type:
Pipes and Smoking
Place:
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
Date created:
1975-1980
Collection History:
Purchased by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) in 1980 in a shop in the Denver, Colorado, airport; donated to MAI in 1982 by Helen Pep Grodka's daughter and son-in-law, Sonia Grodka Blumenthal and Harry W. Blumenthal (1924-2013).
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