![]() ![]() ![]() The Ojibwe tribe from what is now Madeline Island were a very spiritually connected people. Chief Buffalo(Kechewaishke), Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons - Originally from the Madeline Island Historical Museum Collection, #1983.237.311, Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. In function, these two pieces would snap together, and a substance such as tobacco would be placed in the bowl end, lit, and ceremoniously smoked from the long stem. The pipe stem is made of carved wood, and ornately decorated with dyed porcupine quills, horsehair, and woodpecker feathers, but the colors have faded over time. Source: Wisconsin Historical Museum object #1955.399,A According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the pipe bowl is carved from heavy stone, and has two common images to Native American art works: the Janus head, which is two heads facing back to back, and a small buffalo figure. It was most likely for spiritual ceremonies. This Ojibwe presentation pipe consists of two pieces: a pipe bowl and a pipe stem. Credit: Metropolitan museum of art #DT261979). Can you identify some of the similarities? (Great Lakes region, Pipe Bowl and Stem, c. It is similar to the Ojibwe pipe pictured below in a number of ways. ![]() This image shows how a bowl and stem fit together to make the pipe. Wisconsin Public Radio’s Wisconsin Life.The Lumber Industry in Northern Wisconsin Exhibit. ![]()
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