Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Walter A. Stevens (1831-1907), who traveled across country before settling in Chicago, Illinois, and becoming a dentist; inherited by his wife Elnora Victoria Richards Stevens (1838-1930) and daughter Genevieve I. Stevens (1872-1954); purchased by MAI from Elnora Stevens and Genevieve Stevens in 1925.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Minnesota Chippewa
- Previous owner
- Dr. Walter A. Stevens (Walter Augustus Stevens), Non-Indian, 1831-1907
- Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930
- Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954
- Seller
- Elnora V. Stevens (Elnora Victoria Richards/Mrs. Walter A. Stevens), Non-Indian, 1838-1930
- Genevieve I. Stevens, Non-Indian, 1872-1954
- Object Name
- Pipe bowl and pipestem
- Media/Materials
- Wood, catlinite/pipestone
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Object Type
- Pipes and Smoking
