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Description
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| Pipe-head only. Red pipestone; conical bowl with 3 incised encircling grooves at middle; slight dark resinous, ashy staining in bowl interior; shank has oval cross section with flat bottom; tapered prow with elongate diamond cross section, flat top and base, faceted top. From the Arthur P. Kannenberg collection. He recorded the following in his catalog: "Catlinite pipe made entirely of catlinite, stem (04/13/2007; stem is missing) and all but the mouth piece. It was given to Ernest Oshkosh at a meeting one time by a Sioux Indian. I received it as a gift from Ernest. (Received from) Ernest Oshkosh." Original catalog card written by Kannenberg for L300-74 (5535APK): "All Catlinite Calumet. Locality: Keshena, Menominee Reservation. Received from Reginald Oshkosh, A. P. Kannenberg Collection, Date: 1915. This is a rather modern type pipe but it is a choice treasure and keepsake. It was given to me by Reginald Oshkosh about 3 months before he died for a kind deed I did for him when he was in the Keshena jail for being drunk." To date (04/13/2007), the museum has not located the stem. Ernest Oshkosh (circa 1873-1929): Oshkosh Daily Northwestern obituary, March 11, 1929: "Head Chief of Menominees Dies at Keshena. Ernerst Oshkosh, 56, head chief of the Menominee tribe and grandson of the famous leader whose bones rest in the city which bears his name, died at his home at Keshena Monday morning, a victim of influenza. He was a graduate of Haskell Institute and of Notre Dame University and had been employed in the service of the government for thirty-five years. For the last ten years his work has consisted of instructing the residents of the reservation in farming methods. His widow and one daughter, Alice, survive with a brother, Reginald, and a half-brother, Thomas. Reginald becomes, through the death of his brother, head sachem of the Menominees." Reginald Oshkosh (circa 1863-1931): Stevens Point Daily Journal obituray, March 18, 1931: "Last Grandson of Menominee Chief is Dead. Dispute Over Leadership is Revived by Death of Reginald Oshkosh. Chief Reginald Oshkosh, 63, last grandson of the famous leader of the Menominee Indians, Chief Oshkosh, was dead today, but across his (?) the two-year old controversy over leadership of the tribe continued. Chief Reginald died yesterday after an illness of two years. He was afflicted with rheumatism. He was a graduate of Carlisle Institute and was an authority on Indian folklore. He was a son of Neopit, eldest son of the old Chief Oshkosh." |
Pipe, T-shaped
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