Record 31/43 Catalog Record Owners/Cultural Affiliation Exhibit Page Home Search Image 8 of 8 Description  Narrow, flat stem made from one piece of wood, elliptical cross section with rounded edges; smoothed and polished, natural finish. Both faces are decorated with pairs of circular lead plugs, 1 pair 2 cm from bowl-end, 1 pair 7 cm from bowl-end, 3 pairs 14-17 cm from bowl-end. There is one pair of empty holes 3 cm from mouthpiece, possibly lost lead plugs, the wood is chipped and splintered at these holes, appears recent as unpatinated (but holes were also empty when original catalog card was written presumably before1945 when Arthur P. Kannenberg, presumed author, died.) There are 4 opposing pairs of low dome brass tacks along the edges approximately 4.5 cm from bowl-end, 12.5 cm from bowl-end, 18 cm from bowl-end and 15 cm from bowl-end. The mouthpiece end has gradual curved cuts, smoothed and rounded, that straighten out to form a short tapered cylinder mouthpiece the same height as the stem; there is an incomplete incised groove around the mouthpiece 4-5 mm from end of mouthpiece. The exterior of the mouthpiece end of the stem is charred, not expected from use. The bowl-end is cut straight and has a protruding cylinder 1.6 cm long and 4 mm shorter than stem. The bowl-end cylinder is broken and charred, more than what is expected from use. The pipe-head is brown-red pipestone; elbow shaped with a round cross section; smoothed and polished. Slightly conical bowl, the interior and top of rim have black resinous accretions. The is not a prow extending in front of the bowl. The stem-end has a raised encircling lip with rounded edges. Object Late Date is the year of the Fred McKay loan to the museum, circa 1925. Original catalog card: Locality = Wittenberg, WI, received from Ned Decorah. "This is a beautiful specimen, the bowl has a bright polish with a button like flange at the mouthpiece. The stem is also polished very smooth, it is decorated with eight brass headed tacks and 10 lead slugs driven thru on top and bottom, two holes near the mouthpiece lost the slugs, or were left open purposely for feather or skin decorations. Ned Decorah was reluctant to part with this pipe."

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