pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

This ancestor is a pipe bowl made from sedimentary stone. This ancestor is dark brown in colour, L-shaped with grooved bands under the rim and end, and has a rectangular fin on the top surface of the item. A red mark and pencil inscription are located on the main body that say  "C-431" and "P471", and "TADOUSAC.1864}" is engraved on the fin. This ancestor is currently located within the Detroit Institute of Arts. 

Nation of Maker: Mohawk Huron-Wendat Odawa
Nation of Origin

Possible Huron, Mohawk or Odawa?

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Stylistic and historic reasons considered, but these are inconclusive.

Place of Origin: Georgian Bay, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1864
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

DIA records

Materials

grey brown stone

Techniques or Format

L-shaped pipe bowl made of gray sedimentary stone. It has a flaring, circular-sectioned bowl with grooved bands beneath the rim. The cylindrical base is flattened on the bottom. It also has a wide grooved band at the proximal end and a rectangular fin on the upper proximal surface.

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Description of Writing/Text

Marks: C-431 in red, P471 in pencil. Inscription: TADOUSAC.1864

Dimensions: 3.75 × 0.75 × 2.875 in
Condition: Good condition, small wear on groves.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

GRASAC team believes it is probably older than 1864

Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.254
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/pipe-bowl-56248
Collection at Current Location: Chandler Pohrt Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Milford G. Chandler [1889-1981]

purchased by Richard A. Pohrt [1911-2005] (Flint, Michigan, USA)

1981-present, purchased 1981 by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Source for Provenance information

As displayed on Detroit Institute of Arts Website

GKS Reference Number: 24369
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Maker. "Pipe Bowl". GRASAC ID 24369, Located in the Detroit Institute of Arts, catalogue number 81.254

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Natasha Fares in December 2023.

Approximate Place of Origin

45.40904, -80.3389

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