pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

This carved catlinite pipe bowl is red-brown in colour, with a cylindrical shaped faceted bowl. This ancestor's neck is elongated and constricted, and has a small triangular-sectioned base pierced at the bottom, which GRASAC researchers suggest is shaped similarly to a Mi'kmaq style bowl. There is a semi-circle carving alongside the pierced base. This relative is currently located in the Detroit Institute of Arts. 

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Chippewa

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

The Detroit Institute of Arts states this ancestor is of Chippewa origin.

Place of Origin: Michigan, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1800
Materials

Catlinite

Techniques or Format

Catlinite pipe bowl: cylindrical but faceted bowl; neck elongated and constricted; small triangular-sectioned base pierced at the bottom; carved

Dimensions: 5.7 × 2.2 × 2.2 cm
Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.662
Link to Institution's Collections Database: https://dia.org/collection/pipe-bowl-37654
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Richard A. Pohrt
Collection Narratives and Histories

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

1981-present, purchased 1981 by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Source for Provenance information

Provenance information was taken from the Detroit Institute of Arts catalogue.

GKS Reference Number: 25793
Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Natasha Fares on February 18th, 2024. The photographs were removed by Natasha Fares on February 18th, 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

42.797336245867, -83.704277526634

Source of Information about Places

Pohrt purchased the pipe bowl in Fenton, Michigan, but it is unclear if this is its place of origin.

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