Portfolio of Pipes, Sioux, Cheyenne and Ojibbeway Decorated Pipe Stems is a painting by George Catlin which was uploaded on September 5th, 2021.
Portfolio of Pipes, Sioux, Cheyenne and Ojibbeway Decorated Pipe Stems
A selection of Indian pipes in “Catlin’s North American Indian Collection”.
The males amongst the North American Indians all smoke, using... more
Title
Portfolio of Pipes, Sioux, Cheyenne and Ojibbeway Decorated Pipe Stems
Artist
George Catlin
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
A selection of Indian pipes in “Catlin’s North American Indian Collection”.
The males amongst the North American Indians all smoke, using instead of tobacco, several narcotics, such as inner bark of Red Willow, sumach leaves & c. which they call “k’nick-k’neck”, when it is prepared for smoking; to which, when they can get it, they add a small portion of tobacco.
Each man manufactures his own pipe, the bowl of which is generally carved in spar, in marble, stealite or potstone, found in their countries.
Pipes amongst the Am Indians are not only matters of luxury in the hands of all private individuals, where they are always emblems of peace and tendered as friendly salutations; but are kept in all tribes by the chiefs, as instruments for solemnizing Treaties; in which case they are public property considered sacred, and denominated “Calumets”, (or pipe of peace).
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September 5th, 2021
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