Caption

Pipestone, Minnesota, A Native American polishes a pipe he has made from pipestone at Pipestone National Monument. Native Americans have quarried pipestone (Catlinite) here for hundreds of years, using it to carve the pipes used in daily life and sacred rituals

Date

Apr 27, 2024

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jim West

Reference

BRK24D28_480

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39,2Mb (1,1Mb) / 15,1in x 10,1in / 4536 x 3024 (300dpi)

Keywords

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