pipe stem

pipe stem

pipe stem

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Introduction
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Minnesota or Wisconsin, USA
Date Made or Date Range: 1850s
Materials

Carved wood with pigment, ribbon and brass tacks

Techniques or Format

Pipe stem carved from ash. Divided into two sections: lower section is flat and has scalloped edges with grooves cut into the peaks. Two parallel rectangular perforations, through which black and green silk ribbon is tied, are found at upper end of the flat section with two brass tacks. Traces of red pigment are evident.

Motifs and Patterns

The upper section of the pipe stem is carved into a spiral. The two outer edges of the spiral are grooved with a deep channel. The two surfaces of the spiral each have a raised central ridge.

Additional Context

Pohrt notes: May have been used in connection with dream drum.

Dimensions: 35.5 × 2.125 × 2.125 in
Current Location: Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 81.236
Collection at Current Location: Chandler Pohrt Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Richard A. Pohrt
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1928
Collection Narratives and Histories

Acquired by M. G. Chandler from Shook's Hotel, Saginaw, Michigan, 1928.

GKS Reference Number: 24713
Record Creation Notes/Observations

This item was not discussed by GRASAC team members during their on site visit to the DIA, May 2010.

Approximate Place of Origin

44.16098, -91.78108

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