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Wood pipe stem with quills and feathers / Native American; Sioux

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Essay/Description

a- Pipe bowl.

b - Pipe stem- This is a round, wooden pipe stem decorated with porcupine quills. The quills have been dyed in red, yellow, and blue colors, using natural and aniline dyes. Green feathers from the head/neck of a mallard drake, red horse hair, and green yellow, red and purple ribbons complete the adornment. It was used with a catlinite pipe bowl for ceremonial purposes.

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Title(s): 
Wood pipe stem with quills and feathers
Culture: 
Native American; Sioux
Date: 
late 19th century
Period: 
Historic
Place: 
Great Plains, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, quills, feathers, horse hair, silk
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pipe Stem
Accession No: 
84.49a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
Collection: 
Kravis Discovery Center
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