pipe bowl

pipe bowl

pipe bowl

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Introduction

Pipe bowl made of dark grey coloured stone, with lead inlay in triangular patterns. Collected by Johann Georg Schwarz in the 1820s. Currently housed at the Weltmuseum Wien, Austria.

Name of Maker(s): Unknown Indigenous artist
Date Made or Date Range: Before 1822
Materials

Made of dark grey coloured stone, lead inlay around the stem end.

Techniques or Format

Carved, features lead inlay and slightly raised flange along the top of the stem end.

Motifs and Patterns

Lead inlay in triangular patterns.

Other Notes

Signs of use: smells like tobacco, still has remnants of tobacco in the bowl.

Dimensions: 7.5 × 0 × 6.5 cm
Condition: Good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Johann Georg Schwarz collected this item, possibly when he traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 12006
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1820s
Previous Collectors: Johann Georg Schwarz
Collection Narratives and Histories

Johann Georg Schwarz traveled to Detroit and through Upper Canada in the winter of 1820-1821.

GKS Reference Number: 59018
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Indigenous artist, pipe bowl. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 12006. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59018.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in December 2021 by GRASAC RA Amelia Healey.

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Created using a spreadsheet with information made by Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake).

Approximate Place of Origin

42.7, -92.2

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