Ceremonial Pipes

Ceremonial Pipes (HM12GW)

Location: Wichita, KS 67203 Sedgwick County
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 41.493', W 97° 20.998'

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The Ceremonial Pipe

— Plains Indians Life, Beliefs and Practices —

The pipe was central to tribal social and ceremonial life. A shared pipe sealed a friendship, a trade agreement, a treaty.

The solemn act of smoking a pipe was usually part of a group ritual or observance, such as in council, in which the pipe would be passed around the circle of participants. In many tribes, it was customary to take four puffs from the pipe before passing it on.

Because tobacco and its smoke were throught of as having great power, they were not used carelessly. Pipes usually were entrusted only to those of high status within the tribe. The pipe, its stem and tobacco were kept in animal skin pouches or in bundles containing other sacred objects.

The stone for most Plains tribe pipes came from a single quarry in Minnesota.
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HM NumberHM12GW
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 6:22am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 645478 N 4172873
Decimal Degrees37.69155000, -97.34996667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 41.493', W 97° 20.998'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 41' 29.58" N, 97° 20' 59.88" W
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Area Code(s)316
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 550 Nims St, Wichita KS 67203, US
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