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The pipestone elbow pipe was on display in the Iowa and Sac and Fox Mission with little information about its origins. In Kansas, these pipes generally were carved by American Indians between 1350 to 1850 CE, though they continue to be made today. The soft, fine-grained material of the pipestone enabled the carver to shape and smooth the pipe and drill holes for the bowl and stem. Both the bowl and stem ends have been damaged in the past and an older damage scar appears at the elbow portion of the pipe. The rim of the bowl has a flat edge. Pipes were used during trade negotiations and to mark special occasions.
Date: 1350-1850 CE
Item Number: 442424
Call Number: 1980.217.28
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 442424
Collections - Archeology
Home and Family - Daily life - Leisure - Smoking
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Pipe
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Pipestone
People - American Indians
Thematic Time Period - Early Peoples, 10000 BCE - 1820 CE
Thematic Time Period - Indian Territory, 1820 - 1854
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