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Mi'kmaq

Pair of pipes 1869

Stone, maple | RCIN 84357

Mi'kmaq

Pair of pipes 1869

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Photograph: English Heritage

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Photograph: English Heritage

Master: Pair of pipes

Mi'kmaq

Master: Pair of pipes 1869

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Photograph: English Heritage

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022. Photograph: English Heritage

Description

Pair of First-Nations tobacco pipes with carved stone bowls and maple stems; one carved argillite head with keeled base with incised motifs, round bowl and surrounded by four carved beavers; a second bowl of carved serpentine in crescent shape; both stems carved with green leaf patterns

Provenance

Presented to Prince Arthur Duke of Connaught in Canada, in 1869
People involved

Creator(s)

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(maker)

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(nationality)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection Prince Arthur, 1st Duke of Connaught (1850-1942)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Stone, maple
Places

Place of Production

Canada

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