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This pipe was given to the donor's father in 1880, while working as a cowboy on the Chisolm Trail. In 1955 the pipe was donated to the Kansas Historical Society. The soft fine grained material of pipestone enabled the pipe's maker to carve it into its final shape. Pipes were used during trade negotiations and to mark special occasions.
Date: 1867-1884
Item Number: 446153
Call Number: 55.9.4 Blackburn donation
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 446153
Collections - Archeology
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Class - Ground Stone
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Artifact Type - Pipe
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Ethnographic Artifacts
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts - Material/Stone Type - Pipestone
People - American Indians
Thematic Time Period - Trails, 1821 - 1880
Transportation - Trails - Chisholm
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