Pipe bowl and pipestem

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Date created: circa 1870

Culture/People: Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957
Previous owner: George Young Bear (George Y. Bear/Ne na wa kye li), Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], 1898-1971
Seller: George Young Bear (George Y. Bear/Ne na wa kye li), Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], 1898-1971

Collection History: Formerly owned by George Young Bear (Meskwaki, 1898-1971); purchased from George Young Bear by George G. Heye in 1929.
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Place: Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA

See related items: Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]; Pipes and Smoking

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/6904
Barcode: 166904.000

Object Type: Pipes and Smoking

Object Name: Pipe bowl and pipestem
Media/Materials: Stone, wood, porcupine quills, horsehair, fur, metal cones, hide thong/babiche, dye/dyes
Techniques: Carved, dyed, quill plaiting/woven quillwork, wrapped, strung
Dimensions: 66.00 x 17.00 x 7.00 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ee5a318-8c1a-4de3-b44c-24cd124ee901

Record ID: NMAI_179042