Pipe Stem Item Number: 43.201.243 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This highly decorated stem is the center of what would have been a three part pipe.First a mouthpiece, then this section , then a bowl, probably steatite or catlinite (pipestone).
Credit Line
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1899
What
- Name
- Pipe Stem
- Identification Number
- 43.201.243
- Type of Item
- pipe stem
- Material
- wood and metal nail
- Overall
- length 17.3125 in, width 0.8125 in
Who
- Culture
- Plains
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1899
Other
- Classification
- Ceremonial