Historical Object
Ojibwe Pipe Bowl
| Tay-che-gwi-au-nee, a member of an Ojibwe band from the south shore of Lake Superior, presented this pipe to Wisconsin's territorial governor James Duane Doty on behalf of his father, Chief Buffalo. Doty received the gift on February 12, 1844 at a council held at Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin, near present day Portage. Half of the pipe stem is carved with round and rectangular shapes, their inner surfaces painted red. The coloring of the pipe today appears muted due to fading over time. The heavy pipe bowl is carved from the stone catlinite, quarried near the town of Pipestone in southwestern Minnesota. The relatively soft siltstone can be hand carved and drilled with stone or metal tools. One end of the pipe bowl has a carved figure commonly known as a Janus head, which represents two human faces pointing in opposite directions. On the bowl’s anterior ridge is carved a representation of a bison, which is a common symbol carved on pipes. |
| Image ID: | 149117 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Harvieux, Rachel |
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| Collection Name: | Museum |
| Genre: | Historical Object |
| Original Format Type: | object |
| Original Format Number: | 1955.399A |
| Original Dimensions: | 17 x 11 inches |
| See also Image ID: 149116 |
| Carving (Decorative arts) |
| Ojibwa Indians |
| Indoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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