Messiter Pipe, Yankton Sioux, ca. 1840
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1840
Pipe stem in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 2011.154.25), catalogued by the museum's The American Wing department under the title “Messiter Pipe”.
The museum dates it ca. 1840 and records its origin as Yankton Sioux; United States. The museum records the medium as Wood, quill, horsehair, wool, glass, animal skin, pigment, feathers and the dimensions as H. 2 x L. 31 in. (5.1 x 78.7 cm). These details are transcribed from the museum's open-access record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Wood, quill, horsehair, wool, glass, animal skin, pigment, feathers
- Dimensions
- H. 2 x L. 31 in. (5.1 x 78.7 cm)
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- United States
- Culture recorded
- Yankton Sioux
Identification
- Met object id
- 319027
- Museum object name
- Pipe stem
- Museum object number
- 2011.154.25
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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