pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

This ancestor is a pipe bowl, made from cast pewter. Silver in colour, the L-shaped pipe bowl has a flared bowl, a cylindrical base with a short pointed distal end, and raised grooved collars on the rim and base. This ancestor is currently located in the Detroit Institute of Arts. 

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Michigan, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1820
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Information from this entry comes from David Penney's 1992 "Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler Pohrt Collection"

Skinner's "The Mascoutens or Prairie Pootawatomi Indians: Mythology and Folklore. Bulletin of the Milwaykee Public Museum 6 (3): 327-411".

Michaelson, Truman, "Notes on the Fox Wapanowiweni. Washington D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 105."

Materials

Cast pewter

Techniques or Format

L-shaped pipe bowl has circular-sectioned, flaring bowl; cylindrical base with short, pointed extension on the distal end; raised grooved collars at the bowl rim and proximal end of the base.

Motifs and Patterns

Marks: C-1113 in red (Chandler #), 81.152 in white (DIA catalog #)

Additional Context

According to Penney, "the sacred nature of the pipe and tobacco smoking in American Indian thought is reflected in several tobacco origin myths, which recount how tobacco was given to man by the Creator so that it might be offered in thanks for the blessings of spirits" (Skinner and Michaelson via Penney, 1992).

Dimensions: 2.875 × 0.875 × 1.5 in
Condition: Good condition, soiled spotting along body.
Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.152
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/pipe-bowl-37661
Collection at Current Location: Chandler Pohrt Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Richard A. Pohrt
Collection Narratives and Histories

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 stated by the Detroit Institute of Arts Catalogue

Sources to Learn More

Information from this entry comes from David Penney's 1992 "Art of the American Indian Frontier: The Chandler Pohrt Collection"

Skinner's "The Mascoutens or Prairie Pootawatomi Indians: Mythology and Folklore. Bulletin of the Milwaykee Public Museum 6 (3): 327-411".

Michaelson, Truman, "Notes on the Fox Wapanowiweni. Washington D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 105."

GKS Reference Number: 25258
Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Natasha Fares on February 5th, 2024. The photographs were removed by Natasha Fares on February 5th, 2024 to respect an agreement between the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Michigan Anishinaabeg Communities of Practice group.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

This item was not discussed by GRASAC team members during their on site visit to the DIA, May 2010.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.7918, -84.2994

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