Pipestem
name: label: Culture/People
content: Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
label: Previous owner
content: Smutty Bear (Ma-ta-sa-be-zi-a/Mat-to'sa-bi-cha/Matto-sa-becha), Ihanktonwan Nakota (Yankton Sioux), ca. 1790-1865
label: Previous owner
content: Major Jonathan Leet Bean (J. L. Bean), Non-Indian, 1800-1853
label: Previous owner
content: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
label: Previous owner
content: Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
notes: label: Collection History
content: Formerly owned by Smutty Bear (Ma-ta-sa-be-zi-a, Ihanktonwan Nakota, ca. 1790-1865 and said to have been given by him to Major Jonathan Leet Bean (1800-1853, Indian agent for the Upper Missouri); formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); acquired by MAI in 1967, possibly through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: South Dakota; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
label: See related items
content: Pipes and Smoking
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 23/9321
label: Barcode
content: 239321.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Pipes and Smoking
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pipestem
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, porcupine quills, horsehair
label: Techniques
content: Quill-wrapped (braided)