Pipe stem
Date19th century
MediumWood, ribbon, quillwork, feathers, horsehair
ClassificationsTools and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number2002.12.12 LA
DescriptionAlmost flat wooden pipetsem bound with braided quillwork for red and white braided quillwork for approximately 1/3 of the length. Next to the quill work, the remains of a bundle of dyed red horsehair and feathers wrapped in red ribbon, and wider (once blue) ribbon. Wide mouthpiece with traces of feathers attached.On View
Not on viewCollections
SIOUX PROB. HUNKPAPA
NWCoast/Alaska
Waiwai (Native Amazonian)
late 19th century, early 20th
Diné (Navajo)
INDONESIA