UNO Collections: St. Louis Cathedral

Object/Artifact

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UNO Archaeological Research and Curation

Name/Title

UNO Collections: St. Louis Cathedral

Description

Fragment of white ball clay pipe stem

Context

St. Louis Cathedral Excavation, Lot 20, Location: EA3 WEST SIDE, CTX/LVL: 58, 9 JAN 2024

Collection

UNO Collections

Cataloged By

Courtney Mahler

Category

Ceramics

Research Notes

Research Type

Pipe stem research

Person

Courtney Mahler

Date

Apr 20, 2024

Notes

The pipe stem artifact shown in this listing is a fragment of a tobacco pipe from the 18th century. Tobacco pipes were not only used to smoke tobacco. They were often used for medicinal purposes, not only for recreational usage. (17th Century Pipe Stem · ANTH 1130. (n.d.). https://anth1130.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/3109?type=21&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle) The tobacco pipe gained popularity not only among the wealthy or leaders- the use of this pipe was used among "every race, class and gender" (Discovering the Colonial Pipe · Storied Objects: a material history of New Paltz · Hudson River Valley Heritage Exhibits. Source: (n.d.). https://omeka.hrvh.org/exhibits/show/history-of-new-paltz-in-object/fun/colonial-pipe)

Created By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Create Date

April 18, 2024

Updated By

drgray1@uno.edu

Update Date

October 2, 2024