Lakota (Sioux)
Inlaid Pipe Head and Stem
Lakota Sioux, 1889-1899
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Lakota (Sioux)
Inlaid Pipe Head and Stem
Lakota Sioux, 1889-1899
Physical Qualities
Red catlinite, lead; wood, porcupine quills, horsehair, feathers, 26 in. (66.1 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Richard W. Case, Sparks, Maryland
Object Number
1985.135a-b
Ralph Case (father-in-law- of donor) collected beginning probably in early 30s, perhaps earlier. Acted as attorney for the Sioux nation in suit against U.S. Government from 1932 to 1966. Was born on a Sioux reservation (c. 1880s/90s); son of a frontier sheriff. (Information from donor, 1984)
West, George A. 'Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indians.' Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee, vol. 17, p. 175, #2.
