pipe bowl and stem

pipe bowl and stem

pipe bowl and stem

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Introduction

A wooden pipe bowl with lead inlay around rim and engraved designs, possibly Minnesota Dakota. Part of the Charles H. Stephens collection. Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1945 from Mrs. Owen Stephens, the daughter in law of Charles Stephens. Stephens acquired the pipe in 1902 from a dealer who said it came from the Wilson family, collected in 1861 made by the Minnesota Sioux and formerly belonging to Standing Bear, a Ponca Indian chief.

Nation of Maker: Sioux
Nation of Origin

Probably Minnesota Dakota, based on collection information.

Date Made or Date Range: 1850s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Museum documentation.

Materials

wood; lead inlay; paint, green and yellow.

Techniques or Format

Carved of wood with engraved designs and lead inlay. Lines and chip carving are filled with paint. There are hot file marks on lower facets of shank and along the bottom. The designs are identical on both sides. The puzzle stem is flat and fits the bowl.

Motifs and Patterns

Chip carved triangles, a club (resembling a suit from playing cards).

Dimensions: 65.4 × 5.1 × 0 cm
Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

This pipe is documented as collected in 1861.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 45-15-1422 A, (bowl), B (stem)
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: Acquired from Mrs. Owen Stephens, the daughter in law of Charles Stephens
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1861
Collection Narratives and Histories

Acquired by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in 1945 from Mrs. Owen Stephens, the daughter in law of Charles Stephens.

GKS Reference Number: 25397
Record Creation Context

small black stone pipe bowl with slightly flared cylindrical bowl, short pointed prow, and rectangular sectioned shank, lead inlay on top of bowl and end of shank

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Attributed to the Minnesota Sioux by collector, who also suggested it was collected from Standing Bear, Ponca Indian Chief

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