Photo of collection object Chief's Pipe Stem — Sioux. Chief's Pipe Stem, early 19th century. Wood, pigment, porcupine quills, horsehair, bird scalps, buckskin, 33 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (85.7 x 7 x 1.9 cm). Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.115. Creative Commons-BY.

Brooklyn Museum

Brooklyn Museum

Chief's Pipe Stem

early 19th century

Sioux

Arts of the Americas

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Sioux
Classification: Ceremonial
Formatted Medium: Wood, pigment, porcupine quills, horsehair, bird scalps, buckskin
Medium: wood, pigment, porcupine, quills, horsehair, bird, scalps, buckskin
Locations: Place collected: Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States
Dimensions: 33 3/4 x 2 3/4 x 3/4 in. (85.7 x 7 x 1.9 cm)
Inscribed: "Chief's pipe stem, Sioux"
Departments: Arts of the Americas
Accession Number: 50.67.115
Credit Line: Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location: This item is not on view
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