HistorIc Pipes at the Canadian Museum of History

[mikethompson]

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There is a collection of Native smoking pipes available to be viewed online through the above link. There are some interesting pieces in there. This was found in my neck of the woods.

 

[madox07]

That looks ... odd .. or to be fair I should say it resembles nothing I have ever seen Native American related. What is it made of? It looks like some form of metal, which if true makes this pipe a very hot smoke ..

 

[mikethompson]

It is listed as a Ceramic Effigy Pipe

 

[lukasstrifeson]

I was definitely expecting an eskimo shape when I clicked in, but that is an intriguing pipe as well.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Without provenance given, I would have guessed Egyptian. Very interesting!

 

[mso489]

I'd always thought of Native American pipe smoking as ceremonial, as with peace pipes, but from some of the literature by whites who lived with tribes, like James Willard Schultz, quite a bit of recreational smoking was done by the Blackfoot, and probably other tribes. The cultures are widely varied -- languages, dress, diet, religions, governance.

 

[jpmcwjr]

And the really sharp tribes invented the game that became lacrosse! Also called by some "The Creator's Game", as it was a religious endeavor to some extent. Surely pipes were smoked following the game, which sometimes lasted days. (Today's game is quite a bit pussified, what with safety gear and rules and a time limit...)

 

[glamchowder]

Interesting! I'm noticing now that in many of these carved Native pipes the figures / effigy face the smoker. Here's another example. Different ways of experiencing a pipe vs. outward facing figure.

 

[jpberg]

And the really sharp tribes invented the game that became lacrosse! Also called by some "The Creator's Game", as it was a religious endeavor to some extent. Surely pipes were smoked following the game, which sometimes lasted days. (Today's game is quite a bit pussified, what with safety gear and rules and a time limit...)

Get in the box sometime.

 

[jpmcwjr]

No thanks. I stopped playing ten years ago, and stopped reffing five years ago.

I played box lax twice, and didn't like it, but where I live the outdoor game goes on year 'round.

 

[kcghost]

Pretty interesting!!

 

[FurCoat]

I like it

 

[unadoptedlamp]

It reminds me of a folded piece of rebar with a bowl tacked on.

Interesting looking pipe.

 

[OneGoodBulldog]

Interesting! I'm noticing now that in many of these carved Native pipes the figures / effigy face the smoker. Here's another example. Different ways of experiencing a pipe vs. outward facing figure.

Well that's kind of a quaint little pipe. I'd smoke that.

 

[jpmcwjr]

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[anotherbob]

love the cultural difference in the way the face looks. It's more introspective. Outwards facing is a type of expression this is the type of guy I am. The inner facing is more by yourself in communion with the pipe.