Provenance
Reportedly collected in Indian Territory, (now OK), c. 1885-1905 [Maurer 1977, 174]. Warner's Antiques, Oklahoma City, by early 1970s [this and the following according to letter from Father Peter J. Powell, Sept. 11, 2018; copy in curatorial object file]; sold to Father Peter J. Powell (1928-2022), Chicago, early 1970s [on loan to the Art Institute of Chicago from Feb. 24, 1977, incoming receipt, RX10969; copy in curatorial object file; Maurer 1977]; by descent to his estate, 2022; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2023.
Accession Number
122794
Medium
Wood and catlinite
Dimensions
Stem: 4.5 × 54 cm (1 13/16 × 21 5/16 in.); Bowl: 10 × 21 cm (3 15/16 × 8 5/16 in.)
Classification
pipe
Credit Line
Gift of the Powell Family in memory of their parents Father Peter Powell and Virginia Raisch Powell
