Pipe stem

Pipe stem

Pipe stem

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Introduction

This relative, a pipe stem, is partially wrapped in quill braided sinew. This relative is reported to have been given by Mesquakie chief Black Hawk to the Museum of New Orleans and acquired by the Science & Art Museum, Dublin at the closing of the museum in New Orleans in 1840. The origins of the pipe stem are not certain; however, it has probable connections to the Mesquakie or Great Lakes and has been tentatively attributed to the first half of the 19th century (1800s). 

This relative currently resides at the National Museum of Ireland.

 

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Other
Nation of Origin

Sauk (Mesquakie)

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Information provided on old museum tag.

Date Made or Date Range: 1800s-1840s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

This pipe stem has probable connections to Chief Black Hawk.

Materials

wooden stem, lower half wrapped in quill braided double strands of sinew

Motifs and Patterns

two circles with arrow and arrowhead

Description of Writing/Text

Illegible inscriptions on body of pipe stem.

Dimensions: 81.2 × 4.4 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

An old museum tag states that this was stem "of Black Hawk's pipe, presented by him to the museum of New Orleans, and bought at dispersal of said museum" in 1840

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1887.280
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1887 or earlier
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Royal Dublin Society; Science & Art Museum, Dublin.
Collection Narratives and Histories

Royal Dublin Society

Source for Provenance information

GRASAC researcher notes.

GKS Reference Number: 24666
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Pipe Stem. GRASAC ID 24666. National Museum of Ireland Collection 1887.280.

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on July 9, 2024. It draws on images and information recorded during a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nicholas Stolle, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.

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