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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 1988-0005-0020   CAS 1988-0005-0020; Pipe
Category Tools & Implements
Object Name Pipe
Culture Sioux
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture late 1800s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone: catlinite (aka pipestone); Cloth; Reed
Description Undecorated calumet-type bowl; Proximal end is rounded and cylindrical and tapers to a more narrow and ovular distal end which is cut at a diagonal; The bottom is flattened; The bowl is perpendicular to the rest of calumet and has tall, vertical sides; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 10.4, Depth = 2.9, Length = 19.6