Object ID	2005.1.3
Object Name	Pipe, T-shaped
Count	1
Description	Black steatite. Round cross-section. Five incised encircling grooves (creating four encircling bands) near stem-end and near bowl rim. Incised lines extend from base of bowl around shank producing a raised broad band. Tapered prow with beveled end extends beyond front of the bowl. Charred accretions on bowl lip and bowl interior. Original catalog card includes: "Locality: Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation. Received from: Paul Joers." "This is a semi-modern creation. These pipe are in use among the Sioux at the present time." Notations on the back of (a Milwaukee Public Museum?) photographic print include: "This pipe was secured from a Yankton Sioux Indian by Mr. Fred McKay." Object Late Date is the year of the Fred McKay loan to the museum, circa 1925.
Material	Stone
Date	Pre 1925
Year range to	1925
Dimensions	H-5.5 W-2.9 L-9.4 cm
Collecting location	Pine Ridge Reservation/South Dakota
Owned	Joers, Paul
People	Joers, Paul
Culture	Sioux
Collector	McKay, Fred W.
Other #	L200-70

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