Pipestem
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- Culture/People
- Lake Superior Chippewa [Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin]
- Collector
- Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
- Previous owner
- Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
- John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
- Donor
- John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
- Object Name
- Pipestem
- Media/Materials
- Wood
- Techniques
- Carved, drilled
- Dimensions
- 11.2 x 1.7 x 1.3 cm
- Object Type
- Pipes and Smoking
- Place
- Lac du Flambeau Reservation; Iron County, Vilas County, Oneida County; Wisconsin; USA
- Date created
- circa 1900
- Collection History
- Collected between 1930 and 1945 by Bernard S. Mason (1896-1953, author of books on Indian crafts, an active supporter of camping and "Indian lore" as educational experiences, and director of Camp Kooch-i-ching, Rainy Lake, Minnesota); bequeathed or given to his friend John Landis Holden (1922-1998, also a camping enthusiast and subsequent director of Camp Kooch-i-ching); donated to NMAI by John L. Holden in 1991.
- Catalog Number
- 25/3509
- Barcode
- 253509.000
- See related items
- Lake Superior Chippewa [Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin]
- Pipes and Smoking
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
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