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pipe bowl
pipe bowl
pipe bowl
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Introduction
Pipe bowl carved from dull, red pipestone (catlinite) with an anterior projection and crest and lead inlay. A. Speyer collection. Ojibwa.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
"Minnesota Ojibway type" CMC record (May 1975)
Date Made or Date Range:
early 19th century
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
GRASAC generated. CMC record (May 1975).
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Materials
red pipe stone (catlinite), lead
Techniques or Format
Carved with lead inlay. Fire-blackened bowl.
Motifs and Patterns
lead inlay of wings
Other Notes
Tapered anterior projection and crest above base. Wing on bowl is an Ojibway feature.
Dimensions:
17.5 × 4.1 × 8.7 cm
Condition:
Good
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-G-840
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1973
Collection Narratives and Histories
(from Speyer, via T. Brasser) From Methodist Missionary Society, London.
Exhibition History
<p> Boujou Neejee, April 1976-August 1979<p/>
<p> McMichael Canadian Collection, Patterns of Powers, August 1984-July 1985 <p/>
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26298
Approximate Place of Origin