pipe fragment

pipe fragment

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Introduction

Clay pipe fragment in the shape of a canine's head. Found on Lougheed farm, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario and gifted to institution by R. Lougheed.

Nation of Maker: Other
Nation of Origin

Iroquoian; Petun according to ROM records.

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

GRASAC generated.

Materials

Clay.

Motifs and Patterns

Canine; with vertical parallel lines from bowl.

Other Notes

From Annual Archaeological Report of Ontario for 1889. Provincial archaeologist David Boyle wrote: "The engraving does not bring out all the details. The bowl hole should be shown as circular, and a deep cut marks the mouth almost meeting the two oblique lines beneath the eye. The nose should also be longer. As an imitation of some animal form, it is perhaps meant for a fox. The break is too near the head to enable one to say how the stem turned, but it was probably in the direction of the face." See publication history below for full citation details.

Dimensions: 7 × 5 × 4 cm
Condition: Broken. Nice patina. Pipe has been used.
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 889.2.1
Collection at Current Location: Normal School Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1889
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: R. Lougheed
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1887
Collection Narratives and Histories

Item found on Lougheed farm, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario; Gift to ROM

Publication History

Sketch & comment appear in the Annual Archaeological Reports of Ontario: David Boyle, "Notes on Specimens," in Annual Report of the Canadian Institute, Session 1888-89, being part of Appendix to the Report of the Minister of Education, Ontario, 1889 (Toronto: Warwick & Sons, 1889) p. 25-26.

Garrad Notes 1974. Garrad attributes Lougheed collection to Hamilton Lougheed site BB HA10 NOTT. TWP. Con. 7 Lot 12. They lived on Lot 13; data reflects original cataloging

Comment on Source of Exhibition & Publication Data

A complete set of the AAROs are available in the library of the Royal Ontario Museum. This volume is also available as a digital copy through the Internet Archive (www.archive.org)

Garrad Notes from ROM records.

GKS Reference Number: 24502
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, pipe fragment. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 889.2.1. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2008; GRASAC item id 24502.

Record Creation Context

Record created during a GRASAC trip to Royal Ontario Museum December 15 to 19, 2008. Present in the archaeology lab: Heidi Bohaker (HB), Ashley Casey (AC),Stacey Loyer (SL).

Approximate Place of Origin

44.41089, -80.25187

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