Pipe" stems. Made of ash wood; painted; ornamented with feathers, bird heads, horsehair, flannel ties, etc.
Donor:
David Ives Bushnell Jr., G. B. Gordon, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and W. C. Farabee
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Pipes (smoking equipment)
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1904 and September 8, 1902
Context of use:
Ceremonial "pipe". The central objects in the "Wa-Wan" ceremony (a ceremony to secure peace between unrelated groups through the establishment of a ceremonial tie). Although not attached to bowls and never used for smoking, they were referred to as
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 90 centimeters
Comment:
For a full description of the ceremony and the symbolism of the articles see: "The Hako", BAE Report XXII, part II. Exhibited: UCLMA, "Plains Indians", 1971. References: 27th Annual Report-BAE-"The Omaha Tribe", Fletcher & LaFlesche, p. 377. Ceremonial "pipe". Ceremonial "pipe". The central objects in the "Wa-Wan" ceremony (a ceremony to secure peace between unrelated groups through the establishment of a ceremonial tie). Although not attached to bowls and never used for smoking, they were referred to as pipes. They were objects of sanctity and held in great reverence.
Loans:
S1952-1953 #3: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 9, 1952–November 28, 1952) and S1952-1953 #4: California Palace of the Legion of Honor (September 11, 1952–November 28, 1952)