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Description
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| Pipe-head only. Red pipestone. Slightly conical bowl; some dark resinous staining in bowl and just on lip. Shank is rectangular with square cross section 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. From the Arthur P. Kannenberg collection. He recorded the following in his catalog: "Indian calumet or peace pipe made of red pipestone or catlinite. John Satterlee secured it from Judge Perrot. (Received from) John V. Satterlee, Keshena, WI." Kannenberg's catalog lists the stem (without a description) for this pipe-head as number 590 and as being received from Mr. E. Shaefer of Milwaukee, WI. To date (04/12/2007), the museum has not located this stem. Original catalog card written by Kannenberg for L300-73 (588APK): "Calumet. Locality: Menominee Indian Reservation. Received from John V. Satterlee, A. P. Kannenberg Collection, Date: 1912. I received this pipe from John V. Satterlee who secured it for me from the family of Honest John Perrot of historical fame. He was judge of the Menominee Indian Court at Keshena for a very long time and there earned for himself the name of Honest John on account of his square dealings with the Indians." John Baptist Perrote (circa 1840-unknown): "... the last great Menominee shaman. Sabatis was grand master of the Medicine Dance, a leader of the Dream Dance society, and a United States Indian court judge. Judge Perrote, or Sabatis, was born about 1840 near the limestone ledge overlooking the east side of Lake Winnebago. His father's home was near the rocky cliff location in Menominee mythology where the Thunderbird clan originated." Hall, Robert L. "An Archaeology of the Soul. North American Indian Belief and Ritual". University of Illinois Press. John Valentine Satterlee (1852-1940): Oshkosh Daily Northwestern obituary, Feb. 23, 1940: "JOHN V. SATTERLEE, 85, WIDELY KNOW INDIAN, DIES AT KESHENA TODAY. Information has been received here of the death at 3 o'clock this morning at Keshena of John Valentine Satterlee, about 85 years old, Menominee Indian who was know to a number (of) people and had many friends here who frequently visited him on the Indian reservation. Mr. Satterlee was formerly a government interpreter, a position he held for many years and for a long time he was the chief of police of Keshena. Through his influence the Oshkosh public museum was able to secure from Indians on the reservation much of the Menominee Indian material it has in its collections, which are some of the most complete in such relics for any museum in cities the size of Oshkosh. Mr. Satterlee, or "Uncle John" as he was known to a large number of people, was an intimate friend of many of the prominent archeolgists in the state. He was a personal friend of Arthur P. Kannenberg, curator of archeology of the Oshkosh museum, and "adopted" the local man as his nephew, making him an honorary member of the tribe. Mr. Satterlee was an honorary member of the Wisconsin Archeological society. He had written many papers of historical value, some of which are on file in the research library of the local museum. He also wrote, formerly, for the Antigo paper and addressed several of his articles to the state archeological society. He is survived by two sons, Joseph and Louis Satterlee, both of whom live on the reservation." Shawano County Journal obituary, Feb. 29, 1940: "JOHN SATTERLEE, 88, MENOMINEE INDIAN, IS TAKEN BY DEATH. John Satterlee, 88, one of the oldest of the menominee Indian tribe and widely quoted recorder of Menominee lore, died last Thursday at his home on the nearby reservation. Born in Marinette in 1852, the year the tribal reservation was established, he came there to live two years later with his parents. Satterlee's writings on tribal customs have been preserved in the National Historical museum in Washington. He was widely quoted on Menominee Indian lore by authors and historical authorities. He was for many years an official interpreter for the tribe and a clerk in the agency office. He retired several years ago, and since that time had lived alone. He was one of the survivors of the Gardner dam tragedy which occurred on the Wolf river in the early days of this section. About 20 years ago Mr. Satterlee wrote an article pertaining to that incident which was published in this newspaper. Funeral services were conducted for the aged Menominee on Saturday." Also see: Sturtevant, Gene. "The Dream Dance Drum". Wisconsin Archeologist, Vol 13, No. 4, July 1934 New Series. |
Pipe, T-shaped
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