pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

top image
Images
Introduction

Effigy pipe bowl made of mica with mouth in the form of snake or bird. Found in Nottawasaga Township, Ontario between 1800 and 1885. Acquired by institution in 1911 from James Rae.

Place of Origin: Nottawasaga Township, Simcoe County, ON
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Record creator.

Materials

Mica

Motifs and Patterns

Open mouth of a snake.

Other Notes

From AARO, volume 1, p. 23: "From the same ground we have Fig. 12 of very graceful design; the open mouth of the snake forming the bowl of the pipe. Unfortunately, the stem is broken, but it was probably not more than an inch or two longer when complete."

Condition: Broken, bowl only.
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: NS885.4.1
Collection at Current Location: Normal School Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1911
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: James Rae
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1800s to 1885
Collection Narratives and Histories

Item found on Lougheed farm, Nottawsaga Twp.

Publication History

Sketch & comment appear in the AARO (Annual Archaeological Reports of Ontario): David Boyle, "Notes on Specimens," in Annual Report of the Canadian Institute, Session 1886-87, being part of Appendix to the Report of the Minister of Education, Ontario, 1887 (Toronto: Warwick & Sons, 1888) p. 23.

GKS Reference Number: 26030
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pipe bowl. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, NS885.4.1. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 26030.

Record Creation Context

Record created as a result of a GRASAC-sponsored research trip to the Royal Ontario Museum, December 15-19, 2008. Research costs supported by a SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant (2007-2010, Ruth Phillips, PI). Record created during post-trip clean up by project RA Lisa Truong, under the supervision of Heidi Bohaker.

Approximate Place of Origin

44.41089, -80.25187

Do You Have Knowledge to Contribute? Share with Us.