Pipe Stem and Bowl
Dakota:
c̣aƞduhupa p̣ahu,c̣aƞduhupa ihupaOjibwe:
opwaagan; okijTomahawk style pipestone pipe bowl (A). Bowl base is carved with diamond and cross-hatch designs. Posterior projection is carved on both sides; right side has decorative border and three leaf clover sprig. Left side has incised border and zigzag design writing, reads: Dic 10/ 1893. Wood stem (B) with cylindrical portion to one side carved with ‘v’ markings and opposite half of stem is spirally carved.
A component of this is considered culturally sensitive and our American Indian advisors asked us not to display it.
Dimensions:
bowl, length: 6 1/4 inches
bowl, height: 3 1/2 inches
greatest width of bowl, width: 1 inches
stem, length: 15 1/4 inches
greatest circumference of stem, circumference: 3 1/8 inches
Creation Location:
Minnesota, United States
Created Date:
1893
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:
1821.A,B
Cultural Association:
Dakota Indians
Related Object Types:
Personal Items 
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