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Pipe bowl
Pipe bowl
Pipe bowl
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Introduction
A black steatite \Cree \'Micmac\" style pipe bowl, from Charles Stephens collection, mid 19th century
Nation of Maker:
Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree)
Nation of Origin
This kind of pipe, referred to often as the "Micmac" type, was also used by Anishinaabe, Mushkegowuk (Western James Bay Cree), Blackfeet and other peoples
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Materials
black steatite
Techniques or Format
Vase shaped bowl with a flange at base and a base that narrows toward the top with two scallops or concave contours along the top.
Dimensions:
0 × 7.2 × 10.6 cm
Condition:
good
Provenance
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
45-15-1404
Collection at Current Location:
Charles H. Stephens Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1945
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Daughter-in-law of Charles Stephens
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1820s-1850s
Collection Narratives and Histories
Daughter-in-law of Charles Stephens
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25268
Record Creation Context
GRASAC site research visit by Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips and William Wierzbowski (curator) on December 2, 2009
Approximate Place of Origin