Elbow Pipe
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Title |
Elbow Pipe |
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Subject |
Prehistoric peoples
Tobacco pipes
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Time Period |
Late Prehistoric |
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Description |
This small, ceramic elbow pipe has a 17.8 mm diameter opening at the top of the bowl. The bottom edge of the pipe stem curves outward slightly. The bowl of the pipe is rounded and its sides are thin. There is a small, teardrop-shaped hole in the top of the stem near the base of the bowl. This piece comes from Whittlesey Culture. Between A.D. 600 and 1200, Late Woodland cultures lived in much of northeastern Ohio. They grew corn and squash at their summer villages and spent the winter and spring seasons in small hunting or fishing camps. About A.D. 1150-1200, several factors changed the lifestyle of these Late Woodland groups. Among these were new ideas that spread from Fort Ancient people in southern Ohio, the introduction of beans as a crop, and a shift in climate that made farming more productive. The result was a new culture, known to us as Whittlesey. The Whittlesey Culture is named for Charles Whittlesey, a 19th century scientist who studied archaeological sites in northeastern Ohio. The people of the Whittlesey culture hunted, fished, farmed, and collected wild plant foods like other Late Prehistoric groups in Ohio. Bows and arrows were their primary hunting weapons. Whittlesey villages were small and were located near the coast of Lake Erie as well as in the uplands. They were occupied mainly during the summer months; winter and spring were spent in small hunting and fishing camps. After A. D. 1400, Whittlesey villages were larger, often fortified, and located in the uplands of major river valleys. The larger villages, with some houses up to 60-feet-long, were generally occupied year around. |
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Collection |
James McBride Collection |
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Source |
WH04 Box AC0011; A 3728/000018 |
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Submitting Institution |
Ohio History Connection |
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Rights |
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information |
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Type |
StillImage |
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File Name |
A3728_000018_1.tif |
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Image Height |
1536 |
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Image Width |
2128 |
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File Size |
9815600 Bytes |
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Format |
picture; artifacts |
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Extent |
36.8 mm high, 86.6 mm long, 23 mm wide, 47 g weight. |
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