pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

Pipe tomahawk. Sioux, from the Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation in Saskatchewan.

Nation of Maker: Sioux
Place of Origin: Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation
Date Made or Date Range: Late 19 C to Early 20 C
Materials

Catlinite

Techniques or Format

Carved in form of two rectangular solids placed at right angles and perforated by holes forming bowl and a triangular blade extending down from them.

Motifs and Patterns

Carved in the shape of a pipe tomahawk, "X" on top of horizontal element, arrow on front of horizontal element, diagonal cross hatching on front of vertical size of bowl;
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Dimensions: 0 × 9 × 17.25 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Autumn Epple notes that the Dakota came to the area as refugees during the 1860s, but it's likely this dates to later than that.

Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: NS18179
Collection at Current Location: Normal School Collection
GKS Reference Number: 26020
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pipe bowl. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, NS18179. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26020.

Record Creation Context

GRASAC team research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, Dec 15-19 2008, funded by SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant. Participants: Heidi Bohaker, Alan Corbiere, Lewis Debassige, Anne De Stecher, Darlene Johnston, Stacey Loyer, Trudy Nicks, Ruth Phillips

Dec. 17 Ethnology team - Alan Corbiere,

Approximate Place of Origin

50.80158, -103.894

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