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Inkwell

Dakota:
odowaƞ waḳaƞ
Ojibwe:
ozhibii'ganaaboo (ink)
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Pipestone inkwell with cover, decorated with carved squirrel figure and incised decorative designs and scenes.

Dimensions: 

base, length: 3 1/4 inches
base, height: 2 inches
base, width: 1 3/8 inches
cover, length: 1 1/2 inches
cover, height: 1 3/8 inches
cover, width: 1 3/8 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: 
1524.A-C
Cultural Association: 
Dakota Indians
Related Object Types: 
Carvings
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Inkwell

Dakota:
odowaƞ waḳaƞ
Ojibwe:
ozhibii'ganaaboo (ink)
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Pipestone

Henry Benjamin Whipple

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Inkwell

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odowaƞ waḳaƞ
Ojibwe:
ozhibii'ganaaboo (ink)
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