Culture/People:

Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)  Search this

Collector:

Theodore Fihn, Non-Indian, 1871-1936  Search this

Previous owner:

Theodore Fihn, Non-Indian, 1871-1936  Search this

David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this

Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe bowl and pipestem

Media/Materials:

Catlinite/pipestone, wood, porcupine quills

Techniques:

Quill-wrapped (braided)

Object Type:

Pipes and Smoking

Place:

Rosebud Agency; Rosebud Reservation; Todd County; South Dakota; USA

Collection History:

Collected by Theodore Fihn (1871-1936, an Indian agent or agency assistant at Rosebud circa 1910); formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.

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Catalog Number:

24/1122

Barcode:

241122.000

See related items:

Sicangu Lakota (Brulé Sioux)

Pipes and Smoking

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63ec9029a-5d65-4168-bd09-21c92ea3f289

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_256791