Pipe Stem

Pipe Stem

Pipe Stem

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Introduction

This relative, a pipe stem, is incised with motifs of tipis, flowers, hearts, circles, and an eight-pointed star. It is composed of wood and the incised motifs have been in-painted blue and red. Although the origins of this relative are not certain, it has probable connections with the Anishinaabe and is believed to have been made between the 1820s and 1870s.

This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: 1820-1879
Materials

wood (label indicates Ash), blue and red paint

Motifs and Patterns

tipis, flowers, hearts, circles, eight-pointed star.

Other Notes

Label adhered to relative: "SCIENCE & ART MUSEUM, DUBLIN / 1800 / ART / 1906".

Dimensions: 87.4 × 4.8 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

National Museum of Ireland records.

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1880.1906
Source for Provenance information

National Museum of Ireland records.

GKS Reference Number: 26266
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Pipe stem. GRASAC ID: 26266. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1880.1906.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on November 2, 2024. It was informed by images and notes from the GRASAC Research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, and Nicholas Stolle, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.

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