Pipe
Item number 3616/3 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Catlinite pipe bowl (part a) with pewter/lead inlay and a quill work pipe stem (part b). The pipe bowl is black with inlaid grey and red designs on the bowl and the end of the shank with the mortise. The design closest to the opening of bowl has a curved upper edge and straight bottom edge, with repeating alternating black and red designs within. The next design has a zigzag upper edge and straight bottom edge. Last is a solid band. The shank is square on the mortise end, tapering in to a blunt end. The bowl is conical. The pipe stem is wooden and decorated with wrapped quill work of checkerboard pattern in bands of colour (red, black, blue, green, natural quill) alternating with natural quill. The quill work is stitched together along the long edge. On one end of the pipestem is a cylindrical tenon (that inserts into the mortise) and at the opposite end is the carved mouthpiece separated by a carved circle.
Narrative
Collected by the donor's father while he was stationed in the Saskatchewan area, c. 1959-1963. Described as a pre-1850 pipe from the Great Lakes or Eastern Prairies.
Item History
- Made in Canada between 1800 and 1850
- Collected in Saskatchewan, Canada between 1959 and 1963
- Owned by Willis John Moogk before 1990
- Owned by Peter Moogk before February 11, 2023
- Received from Peter Moogk (Donor) on February 11, 2023
What
- Name
- Pipe
- Identification Number
- 3616/3 a-b
- Type of Item
- pipe
- Material
- cotton fibre, wood, catlinite stone, lead metal ?, porcupine quill and dye
- Part A
- height 7.3 cm, width 3.5 cm, depth 5.8 cm
- Part B
- height 1.5 cm, width 1.5 cm, depth 26.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Canada
- Collected in
- Saskatchewan, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Plains ? or Eastern Woodlands ?
- Previous Owner
- Willis John Moogk and Peter Moogk
- Received from
- Peter Moogk (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1850
- Collection Date
- between 1959 and 1963
- Ownership Date
- before 1990 and before February 11, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on February 11, 2023
Other
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 3616/0003 a-b
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