From 9/20 through 9/23, visitors may only enter through the John R entrance. All other entrances, plus the museum grounds, Kirby St and Farnsworth St will be closed during this time for Concours d'Elegance.

Pipe Stem

Pipe Stem, ca. 1885

  • Sioux, Native American

Ash, horsehair, ribbon, feathers and porcupine quills

  • Overall: 26 3/8 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 inches (67 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm)

Founders Society Purchase

81.234

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Details

Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]

purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA)

1981-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Sioux, Native American, Pipe Stem, ca. 1885, ash, horsehair, ribbon, feathers and porcupine quills. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, 81.234.

Related Works

  • Tobacco Pouch

    Tobacco Pouch, ca. 1885

    Sioux, Native American

  • Pipe and Tobacco Bag

    Pipe and Tobacco Bag, 1890

    Sioux, Native American

  • Storage Bag

    Storage Bag, ca. 1890

    Sioux, Native American

View All
  • Bar-Weight

    Bar-Weight, between 1000 BCE and 600 CE

    North American, Native American

  • Bar-Weight

    Bar-Weight, between 1000 BCE and 600 CE

    North American, Native American

  • Bar-Weight

    Bar-Weight, between 1000 BCE and 600 CE

    North American, Native American

View All
  • Pipe Stem

    Pipe Stem, ca. 1865

    Santee Sioux, Native American

  • Pipe Stem

    Pipe Stem, between late 19th and early 20th century

    Bamum, African

  • Pipe Stem

    Pipe Stem, before 1973

    African

View All