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Carving

Dakota:
opaġo
Ojibwe:
mookodaaso (carve)
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Pipestone paperweight (est.) in the shape of a palette decorated with carved plant motif.

Dimensions: 

length: 3 7/8 inches
width: 3 inches
thickness: 1/8 inches

Creation Location: 
Minnesota, United States
Created Date: 
Approximately 1860 to Approximately 1901
Source: 
Gift of the Sibley House Association of the Minnesota Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Housed at: 
Minnesota Historical Society
Catalog Number: 
1576
Cultural Association: 
Dakota Indians
Related Object Types: 
Carvings
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Carving

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opaġo
Ojibwe:
mookodaaso (carve)
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Pipestone

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Carving

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opaġo
Ojibwe:
mookodaaso (carve)
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