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Introduction

Incised steatite pipe with two holes. Possibly used as a portable pipe. Normal School Collection.

Place of Origin: Toronto, ON
Materials

Light sedimentary stone, steatite.

Techniques or Format

Carved

Original and Subsequent Uses

Heidi Bohaker suggested that the shape of this item suggests it is a portable pipe.

Other Notes

Heidi Bohaker noted that the item's shape and two holes on either side suggest it is a portable pipe made to be worn around the neck.

From Annual Archaeological Report of Ontario for 1887. Provincial archaeologist David Boyle wrote: "each corner of the extremely flattened stem is a hole for suspension from a string. The holes show marks of wear." See publication history below for full citation details.

Dimensions: 4 × 3 × 0 cm
Condition: Good, intact
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: NS65
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1912
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1885
Collection Narratives and Histories

ROM record notes it was collected by York Pioneers in 1885.

Publication History

Sketch & comment appear in the Annual Archaeological Reports of Ontario: David Boyle, "Notes on Specimens," in Annual Report of the Canadian Institute, Session 1886-87, being part of Appendix to the Report of the Minister of Education, Ontario, 1887 (Toronto: Warwick & Sons, 1888) p. 26.

GKS Reference Number: 25360
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pipe. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, NS65. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 25360.

Record Creation Context

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Present in the archaeology lab: Heidi Bohaker (HB), Ashley Casey (AC),Stacey Loyer (SL).

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