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Introduction

A Haudenosaunee wooden smoking pipe. Two human figures are carved onto the bowl. Collected by William Bragge and purchased by the British Museum from W. Wareham in 1882.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

British Museum accession record.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created with information in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Wood

Techniques or Format

The pipe is carved.

Motifs and Patterns

Two human figures - the pipe bowl is a head, and a smaller human form is attached to the side of the bowl.

Dimensions: 37 × 14 × 0 cm
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am,Dc.44
Collection at Current Location: Bragge Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1882
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: W Wareham
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by William Bragge and purchased by the British Museum from W Wareham in 1882.

Exhibition History

British Museum, North American Gallery: first peoples, first contact, June 1999.

"BG" Thunderbird and Lightening.

Publication History

JCH King, 'First Peoples, First Contacts,' (British Museum Press, 1999) p. 52; JCH King, 'Thunderbird and Lightning,' (British Museum Press, 1982) p. 71.

GKS Reference Number: 27141
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, pipe. Currently in the British Museum, Am,Dc.44. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 27141

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), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Jonathan King (JK), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

45.7335, -82.1694

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