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Collector:
Dr. Paul B. Carter  Search this
Donor Name:
Mrs. Georgia O. Carr  Search this
Culture:
Sioux (Oceti Sakowin)  Search this
Object Type:
Pipe
Place:
Lower Brule/Crow Creek Reservation (not certain), South Dakota, United States, North America
Accession Date:
27 Jun 1901
Notes:
From card: "Large machine carved pipe of catlinite. The stem is a cylinder of wood, burnt, and ornamented with rings cut in. ..."
From inventory in accession file: "Pipe, quite large, formerly owned by Foot who was 107 years of age at his decease. This pipe has notches cut in the stem enumerating the scalps taken by Foot in his many fights [?]."
Record Last Modified:
7 Feb 2021
Specimen Count:
2
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
038163
USNM Number:
E210973-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bfd648fa-51ac-4e73-8041-95ca198f87f7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8359587