Object ID	1998.22.235
Object Name	Pipe, Elbow
Count	1
Description	Fraud? Red sandstone. Oval bowl. Identified as a fake by former OPM curator Robert Hruska. From the Arthur P. Kannenberg Collection. He recorded the following in his catalog: "Red sandstone vase shaped pipe. It was found with the other pipes on the Walter Karrow farm. (See OPM 1998.22.178, 1998.22.179, 1998.22.233, 1998.22.234, 1998.22.238.) (Received from) Walter Karrow." Original catalog card written by Kannenberg for L300-44 (5087APK): "Diminutive Siouan pipe. Locality: Town of Oshkosh, Winnebago County. Received from Walter Karow. Red sandstone. A very coarse, crude pipe made of a hard sandstone. It was found with the mass of other pipes and material and two skeletons on the Walter Karrow farm in 1928."
Material	Stone
Dimensions	H-2.8 W-1.9 L-3.8 cm
Collecting location	Burial
Site	Karow Village/Cemetery
Site #	47-WN-57,198
Culture	Oneota
Other #	5087APK/L300-44
Related Publications	George A. West. "Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indians". Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee, Vol 17, June 11, 1934 (Plate 218, Fig.7).

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