Carving
Dakota:
opaġoOjibwe:
mookodaaso (carve)(B) Horseshoe shaped pipestone carving with incised decorative borders and the words: Good Luck. Top surface has seven holes with 3 pegs, possibly a peg game. (C) Horseshoe shaped pipestone carving with decorative chamfered edges and incised markings. Originally served as a base to a carved pipestone horse head figure (now missing).
Dimensions:
.C, height: 2 5/8 inches
.C, width: 2 5/8 inches
.C, thickness: 3/4 inches
.B, length: 2 3/4 inches
.B, width: 2 1/4 inches
.B, thickness: 3/4 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:
1795.B,C
Cultural Association:
Dakota Indians
Related Object Types:
Carvings
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