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English: Pipestone Carving at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Photographer
English: NPS staff
Title
English: Pipestone Carving at Pipestone National Monument, Minnesota
Publisher
English: National Park Service
Description
English:

Carver at work on pipe

Stone pipes were long known among the prehistoric peoples of North America; specimens from 2,000 years ago have been found at Mound City in present-day Ohio. Digging at this Minnesota quarry likely began in the 17th century, a time which coincided with the acquisition of metal tools from European traders. Carvers prized this durable yet relatively soft stone, which ranged from mottled pink to brick red. By all accounts this location came to be the preferred source of pipestone among the Plains tribes. By about 1700, though, the Dakota Sioux controlled the quarries and distributed the stone only through trade.

  • Keywords: pipe; pipestone; pipe carving; Native Americans -- Crafts -- Pipe carving; Native Americans -- Crafts -- Stone carving; Stone carving; Pipes; Quarries
Depicted place
English: Pipestone National Monument, Pipestone County, Minnesota
Date Taken on 26 February 2004
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fa026df0-6a28-41b2-833d-dd901b9d99fb
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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English: Pipestone National Monument
NPS Unit Code
InfoField
PIPE
Legacy NPS Focus Record ID
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231890

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