Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8903107

Category: Pipe Bowls-Pipe Stems

Region: Plains

Tribe: Sioux

Period: 1825-1850

Materials: Catlinite; lead

Description: Funnel shaped bowl with inlays running around bowl; short tapering prow; inlay running length of shank to create interlocking diamond design.

Dimensions: Length 7.5 inches 19 cm; Height 4 inches 10.2 cm.

Provenance:

Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

Exhibitions:

Splendid Heritage, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, February 10, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wy, May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Mo, Febuary 12, 2010 - April 24, 2010

References:

Warnock, John and Marva Warnock, eds, Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2009, pp 91

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