pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

Stone pipe bowl. Anishinaabeg.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

Attribution listed on this item's British Museum tag.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created with information from the British Museum accession record.

Materials

Made of stone.

Techniques or Format

Carved.

Motifs and Patterns

This pipe is in the form of a human figure.

Dimensions: 13 × 2.5 × 0 cm
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1949,22.74
GKS Reference Number: 25845
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabeg artist, pipe bowl. Currently in the British Museum, Am1949,22.74. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25845.

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), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Robert Storrie (RS), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

45.6426, -85.036