Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: [Peace pipe and club]
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Accession number:
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09906
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Record number:
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09906-8
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JCB call number:
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E722 B129h vol. 1
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Image title:
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[Peace pipe and club]
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Place image published:
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[Paris]
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Image publisher:
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[Jean-Luc Nion and François Didot]
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Image date:
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[1722]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 76
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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13 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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7.7 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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16.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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8.8 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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French
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Description:
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Peace pipe [Calumet de paix] and ornamented ceremonial club [Casse tête].
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Source creator:
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Bacqueville de La Potherie, M. de (Claude-Charles LeRoy), 1663 - 1736
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Source Title:
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Histoire de l'Amerique Septentrionale ... Tome premier
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Source place of publication:
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A Paris
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Source publisher:
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Chez Jean-Luc Nion, au premier pavillon des quatre nations, à Ste. Monique. Et François Didot, à l'entrée du quai des Augustins, à la Bible d'or.
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Source date:
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M. DCC.XXII [1722]
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notes:
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Text states that the peace pipe is a symbol of peace made of red, black, or white marble and decorated with porcupine quills and strips of fur. The club is symbolic of the declaration of war and is presented to one group from another during a dance.
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Time Period:
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1701-1750
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1870.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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Commentary:
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject headings:
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Calumets
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Subject headings:
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Ceremonial objects
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