Pipe Bowl and Stem

Pipe Bowl and Stem

Pipe Bowl and Stem

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Introduction

A pipe bowl carved in the shape of a ball headed club and a quill wrapped stem, collected by British Army officer Jasper Grant between 1800-1809. Probably Anishinaabe

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: 1800-1809
Materials

Bowl: wood (maple); lead inlay
Stem: wood wrapped in porcupine quills, red, blue-green, yellow; sinew; metal band; animal hair, yellow and red-dyed.

Techniques or Format

Bowl: wood lined with metal inlaid over bowl opening in shape of sun.
Stem: Quill braided over sinew in two-quill plaiting technique; double metal band at each end. Tuft of animal hair attached to mouth end with sinew.

Motifs and Patterns

Bowl is carved as an effigy of a ball headed club, sun shaped inlay

Additional Context

the motif of the ball headed club suggests war related ritual use

Dimensions: 73 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Grant's period of service in Canada

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1902.353
Collection at Current Location: Jasper Grant Collection
Publication History

Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg,On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.

GKS Reference Number: 27151
Record Creation Context

GRASAC Research trip to National Museum of Ireland July 22 2010. Participants, Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nicholas Stolle, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

Source of Information about Places

Patterns of Power

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