Reproduction Raven or Flat Bird Platform Pipe

1996.24.0030

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification Reproduction Raven or Flat Bird Platform Pipe   (1996.24.0030)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. :
  3. Ceremonial Artifacts
  4. :
  5. Religious Objects
Artist/Maker Signed Whirlwind, Lakota. See Research Remarks. (Scarlet Whirlwind, wife of One Bull ?) Sources also indicate it is a reproduction. From original from Oklahoma. See Scholarly Notes.
Geographic Location
Period Historic
Date 1950 - 1959
Culture Native American: Great Plains: Sioux: Lakota (Teton Sioux, Western Sioux): Oglala, Tsitsistas Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Depth) 11.0 cm
Dimension 2 (Height) 5.3 cm
Dimension 3 (Width) 2.5 cm
Weight N/A
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Stone--Catlinite
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Drilling

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography Under Review

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Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Reginald and Gladys Laubin Collection
Reproduction Yes

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