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Pipe bowl and pipestem

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Helen Fahnestock Hubbard (1872-1955, a noted New York City philanthropist); donated to MAI by Helen Fahnestock Hubbard in 1938 in memory of her daughter Helen Campbell Michalis (1897-1933).
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Wahpetonwan Dakota (Wahpeton Sioux)
Previous owner
Helen Fahnestock Hubbard (Mrs. John Hubbard), Non-Indian, 1872-1955
Donor
Helen Fahnestock Hubbard (Mrs. John Hubbard), Non-Indian, 1872-1955
Honoree
Helen C. Michalis (Mrs. Clarence G. Michalis), Non-Indian, 1897-1933
Object Name
Pipe bowl and pipestem
Media/Materials
Wood, catlinite/pipestone, porcupine quills
Techniques
Quill-wrapped (braided), quill-wrapped (flat)
Object Type
Pipes and Smoking
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