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An Eastern Sioux Wood Pipe Stem and Stone Pipe Bowl
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
composed of a maple wood stem, of rectangular and twisted cylindrical section, incised on the flattened end with two stars and decorated with clusters of brass tacks, set into a red catlinite pipe bowl of classic "elbow" form.
Provenance
Acquired from Paul Gray, Old Chatham, New York, 1990
Exhibited
The Cincinnati Art Museum: “A Window on the Past,” October 18, 2002 – March 30, 2003
Literature
John W. Painter, American Indian Artifacts: The John Painter Collection, 1991, p. 71, no. 81, illustrated
John W. Painter, A Window on the Past: Early Native American Dress from the John Painter Collection, 2002, Cincinnati Art Museum, p. 40, no. 32, illustrated