pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

A Haudenosaunee clay pipe bowl excavated from Simcoe Country, Ontario, Canada. Donated to the trustees of the Christy Collection by a collector named Reverend Dr. William Sparrow Simpson in 1875.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

Attribution given by the GRASAC research team.

Place of Origin: Simcoe County, ON
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information in the British Museum object catalogue and observations made by the GRASAC research team.

Materials

Clay

Techniques or Format

Carved. A spine has been carved along the pipe, with inlay.

Motifs and Patterns

A human form with accentuated spine.

Dimensions: 14 × 0 × 6.5 cm
Condition: Fair. One end looks broken.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

The British Museum object catalogue states this item was donated to the Christy Collection in 1875.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.9396
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1875
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Revered Dr. William Sparrow Simpson
Collection Narratives and Histories

Excavated from a grave in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. Donated by a collector named Reverend Dr. William Sparrow Simpson to the trustees of the Christy Collection in 1875.

GKS Reference Number: 26456
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, pipe bowl. Currently in the British Museum, Am.9396. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26456.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Alan Corbiere (AC), Jonathan King (JK), Henrietta Lidchi (HL), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Anne De Stecher (AS), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

44.44305, -79.7005

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