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Lot 70

Eastern Sioux Quilled Pipe Stem, with Catlinite Bowl
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$3,000 - 5,000
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$3,750
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Lot Description
Eastern Sioux Quilled Pipe Stem, with Catlinite Bowl
third quarter 19th century

stem wrapped with quillwork in colors of white, blue, red, green, and yellow; silk ribbon additions; L-shaped bowl decorated with concentric rings

overall length 26 inches; length of stem 21-1/2 inches; length of bowl 5-1/4 inches x height 3 inches

Published:
Spirits in the Art (Hanson 1994: 116-117)

c.f.  Straight Tongue: Minnesota Indian Art from the Bishop Whipple Collections (Casagrande and Ringheim 1980: 58, figs. 28, 29, 32)

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