Pipe cooker, 1880 - 1890 circa (typical East Dakota motif, Yankton, Ojibway material)

Fornello di pipa, 1880 – 1890 circa (motivo tipico dei Dakota dell’Est, Yankton, materiale Ojibway)

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Indians of the Plains (United States)
Technique and Dimensions:

Steatite carved, polished and engraved with metal tools

Provenienza:

Donation of Missioni Cattoliche Americane, 1893

Location:

C.A. 342

Provenance:

Donation of Missioni Cattoliche Americane, 1893

Bird-shaped pipe cooker with lateral engravings in concentric circles (symbolizing the circles of life)