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- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0009 a,b
- Description
- A carved pipe stem and bowl.a) A long, red-brown tubular pipe stem with rings carved at each end and at the middle. There are wooden dowels at the joint and as the mouthpiece.b) A red-brown carved pipe bowl with a straight tubular base and a shorter tubular bowl at a right angle to the base.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1900
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.5 (a); 11.5 (b) cm
- Description
- A carved pipe stem and bowl.a) A long, red-brown tubular pipe stem with rings carved at each end and at the middle. There are wooden dowels at the joint and as the mouthpiece.b) A red-brown carved pipe bowl with a straight tubular base and a shorter tubular bowl at a right angle to the base.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- smoking
- trade
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0009 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0010 a,b
- Description
- A wooden pipe stem and carven pipestone bowl.a) A pipe stem of a long sightly curved hollowed willow (?) branch with light coloured wood at the mouthpiece becoming dark at the other end. b) The small red-brown bowl is of very simple design, at a right angle to the stem, and is slightly flaring to t…
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1870 – 1900
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Dimensions
- 4.5 (bowl) x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden pipe stem and carven pipestone bowl.a) A pipe stem of a long sightly curved hollowed willow (?) branch with light coloured wood at the mouthpiece becoming dark at the other end. b) The small red-brown bowl is of very simple design, at a right angle to the stem, and is slightly flaring to the opening. The bowl is incised with simple animal and geometric shapes.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- women
- smoking
- ceremonial
- carving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0010 a,b
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- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0012 a,b
- Description
- A wooden pipe stem with a pipestone bowl.a) A straight rather short pipe stem carved of wood and hollowed like a straw. The stem has two coloured rings painted around it.b) A simple right-angled bowl carved from red-brown pipestone. There is a ring carved where the stem joins.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1870 – 1910
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.5 (bowl) x 18.0 cm
- Description
- A wooden pipe stem with a pipestone bowl.a) A straight rather short pipe stem carved of wood and hollowed like a straw. The stem has two coloured rings painted around it.b) A simple right-angled bowl carved from red-brown pipestone. There is a ring carved where the stem joins.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- ceremonial
- carving
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0012 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1870
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood; quill; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0014 a,b
- Description
- A quill-wrapped wooden pipe stem with a carved pipestone bowl.a) A long pipe stem made from a hollowed piece of wood wrapped with multi-coloured quills. b) A red-brown right angle pipe bowl carved from pipestone.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1870
- Material
- stone, catlinite; wood; quill; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 (bowl) x 54.0 cm
- Description
- A quill-wrapped wooden pipe stem with a carved pipestone bowl.a) A long pipe stem made from a hollowed piece of wood wrapped with multi-coloured quills. b) A red-brown right angle pipe bowl carved from pipestone.
- Subject
- Indigenous, Stoney
- Plains Cree
- Woodland Ojibwa
- Plains Ojibwa
- crafts
- carving
- quillwork
- smoking
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0014 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- stone; wood; buckskin
- Dimensions
- 4.9 x 2.8 x 29.9 cm
- Description
- A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem and bowl is painted with a black dot on each face covering square bowl end; pipe stem is branch with bark removed, carved flat at mouthpiece, with small hole drilled through its length; stem painted with green band near bowl, and green and black bands in middle to emphasize a natural knuckle where twigs have been carved off, black arrows along length pointing toward mouthpiece, and four black symbols representing tomahawks, with green dots.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0020
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0029 a,b
- Description
- A large calumet with large red stone T-shaped bowl (a); and long thick wooden stick stem (b); cylindrical smoke bowl joins base in V-joint; bowl base is flattened along bottom and along the top in front of the smoke bowl where it tapers slightly and is cut off at angle; stone smoothly polished to d…
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 4.1 x 63.4 cm
- Description
- A large calumet with large red stone T-shaped bowl (a); and long thick wooden stick stem (b); cylindrical smoke bowl joins base in V-joint; bowl base is flattened along bottom and along the top in front of the smoke bowl where it tapers slightly and is cut off at angle; stone smoothly polished to dull sheen; thick, round stem (b) is carved from tree branch with hole drilled through its length; long tube mouthpiece carved at one end, and shorter tube joint for bowl at other.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0029 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- stone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0030 a,b
- Description
- A calumet with grey stone T-shape bowl and long wooden stem; (a) cylindrical smoke bowl sits atop long narrow base which tapers toward front where it is cut off at angle, and is carved into cube shape at end where stem joins; bowl is incised with scratched design of diamond shapes on sides, around …
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- stone; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 2.2 x 48.7 cm
- Description
- A calumet with grey stone T-shape bowl and long wooden stem; (a) cylindrical smoke bowl sits atop long narrow base which tapers toward front where it is cut off at angle, and is carved into cube shape at end where stem joins; bowl is incised with scratched design of diamond shapes on sides, around smoke bowl, and on each face of the cube; pipe stem (b) is shaped from stick which thickens and is flattened at bottom near bowl joint; mouthpiece is formed by whittling stem flat at one end, with carved round dowel joint at other to join to bowl; a series of charred lines have been burnt into top and sides of stem; end of stem near mouthpiece shows evidence of having been painted yellow ochre at one time.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Noah Goat
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Stoney
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.0030 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- catlinite; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1043 a,b
- Description
- Pipe stem (no bowl) in two parts, part a. is catlinite only, 35.5 cm long and part b. stem and wooden tube is 69 cm long. Commercial stem with a simple pattern of rings carved into it, reddish brown in colour. Probably made by Indigenous groups in Minnesota for commercial trade.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1990
- Material
- catlinite; wood
- Dimensions
- 35.5 cm
- Description
- Pipe stem (no bowl) in two parts, part a. is catlinite only, 35.5 cm long and part b. stem and wooden tube is 69 cm long. Commercial stem with a simple pattern of rings carved into it, reddish brown in colour. Probably made by Indigenous groups in Minnesota for commercial trade.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1043 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- catlinite; wood; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1044 a-d
- Description
- Four pieces of peace pipes. (a) Long wooden pipe stem, rounded at both ends and hollowed through centre. 17.0 cm of the stem is wound with coloured porcupine quills, background of red with two green bands on each side of a yellow cross. (b and c) pipe bowl made of calinite, broken where the bow…
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- catlinite; wood; quill
- Dimensions
- 36.0 cm
- Description
- Four pieces of peace pipes. (a) Long wooden pipe stem, rounded at both ends and hollowed through centre. 17.0 cm of the stem is wound with coloured porcupine quills, background of red with two green bands on each side of a yellow cross. (b and c) pipe bowl made of calinite, broken where the bowl meets the stem (d) pipe bowl in "L" shape
- Subject
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1044 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1004 a-e
- Description
- A red-brown calumet in five pieces.
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- Title
- Calumet
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood
- Description
- A red-brown calumet in five pieces.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- ceremonial
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1004 a-e
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