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Description
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| Pipe-head only. Red pipestone. Slightly conical bowl; dark resinous, ashy staining in bowl interior and on lip. Shank is rectangular with square cross section with cut-off corners at stem end, then round with flat base cross section up to bowl; shank prow is tapered with flat top and base and oval cross section. Includes a carved wooden plug partially wrapped with paper (with printed music); possibly used as mouth-piece. From the Arthur P. Kannenberg collection. He recorded the following in his catalog: "An Indian peace pipe from the Sioux Indians. An old stage coach driver presented this pipe to Mr. Wm Jones. This is an excellent and perfect specimen. Very rare and valuable. (Received from) Mr. Wm Jones, Neenah, Wisc." Kannenberg's catalog lists the stem (without a description) for this pipe-head as number 591 and as being received from William Jones of Neenah, WI. To date (04/12/2007), the museum has not located this stem. Original catalog card written by Kannenberg for L300-71 (589APK): "Calumet. Locality: City of Neenah, Winnebago County, Wisc. Received from Wm. Jones, A. P. Kannenberg Collection, Date: 1912. Mr. Jones drove a supply truck from Oshkosh through the (Menominee?) Indian Reservation in 1885-1897. He became very intimately acquainted with a lot of the old Menominees. An old man made him a present of this pipe on one of these trips for some forgotten kindness." |
Pipe, T-shaped
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