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Object Name	pipe fragments
Tribe	Omaha
Object Type	calumet
Description	"Pipe' stems; made of ash wood; painted; ornamented with feathers, bird heads, horsehair, flannel ties, etc."
Museum	Phoebe Hearst Museum, University of California, Berkeley, California
Catalog Number	2-5,239.00a,b
Primary Material	wood
Primary Decorative	feathers
Secondary Decorative	paint
Subject	religious
Year of Coll/Manuf	1901-02
Length	90.0 cm
Notes	"Ceremonial 'pipe'. The central objects in the 'Wa-Wan' ceremony (a ceremony to secure peace between unrelated groups through the establishment of a ceremonial tie). Although not attached to bowls and never used for smoking, they were referred to as pipes
Provenance	Francis La Flesche
Collection	Omaha Indian Heritage Project