Pipe Stem and Bowl
Dakota:
c̣aƞduhupa p̣ahu,c̣aƞduhupa ihupaOjibwe:
opwaagan; okijElbow style, pipestone bowl (A) with mottling. Square base has chamfering and bowl rim has pewter inlay in an ‘X’ design. Pipestone pipestem (B) with mottling, is flat with squared edges and carved on one side. Carvings consist of a vine and clover design throughout and a fan of leaves at both ends, with a cow at wider end.
Dimensions:
bowl, length: 7 3/4 inches
bowl, height: 4 inches
greatest diameter of bowl, diameter: 1 1/4 inches
greatest width of bowl, width: 1 3/16 inches
stem, length: 17 1/4 inches
greatest width of stem, width: 1 3/4 inches
greatest thickness of stem, 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:
1559.A,B
Cultural Association:
Dakota Indians
Related Object Types:
Personal Items 
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