81. Clay smoking pipe, Site A236, 2001

Description:

A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 3 views (bottom: pipe base; center: view from side with bowl to left; view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe has a cylindrical bowl and rounded base that shows extreme use-wear abrasion to that point that a hole has formed in the pipe's base. The bowl is decorated with two sets of horizontal incisions. Below the bottom set are several vertical incisions. Above the top set is faint overall dentate impression The bowl's rimis very abraded. The pipe's stem joins the bowl at the base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem ends in a rounded collar with a flat lip. Photo scale in cm. Site A236. 24 March, 2001.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Site A236, Mound 12, Surface

Date:

2001-03-24

Location(s) Facet:

Site A236

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF A236 01-280

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2001

Date searchable:

2001-03-24

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Site A236;8.268257, -2.300409

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.268257, -2.300409

82. Clay smoking pipe bowl, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:

Broken bowl of a locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (left: bowl interior; right: bowl exterior). Pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe bowl has a flared pedestal base decorated with red paint. The oval bowl is decorated with vertical rows of triangular impressions, above which are two grooved lines and an area with red paint. The bowl's interior is blackened from use toward its base. The bowl's rim and its stem are missing. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 28 June, 2000.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 110N, Level 4

Date:

2000-06-28

Location(s) Facet:

Kuulo Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF KK 00-233

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2000

Date searchable:

2000-06-08

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14847222, -2.37472222

83. Clay smoking pipe, Makala Kataa, 1990

Description:

Stem and base of a clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the right; top: view from top). Short-stemmed pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe has a round flared base. Its bowl is missing. The stem joins the bowl at the base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem has a collared, lobed ("quatrefoil") lip with circular impressions and small incisions on each of four lobes. The pipes is decorated overall with a red slip. Photo scale in cm. Site Makala Kataa. 27 June, 1990.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 4, Unit 14W 35S, Level 11

Date:

1990-06-27

Location(s) Facet:

Makala Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF MK6 90-029

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1990

Date searchable:

1990-06-27

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Makala Kataa;8.142724; -2.382957

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142724; -2.382957

84. Clay smoking pipe, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a flared pedestal base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. Above its base, the pipe bowl is decorated with a zone of criss-cross incisions demarcated by two horizonal incisions (one above and one below). The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl above its base (a "double-angled" form). The stem flares somewhat toward its lip which is flattened. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 27 May, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 28E, Level 5

Date:

2009-05-27

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-008

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-05-27

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

85. Clay smoking pipe, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:

A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 3 views (bottom left: view from front; bottom right: side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a slightly flared base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. Above its base, the pipe bowl is outward flaring. The bowl is decorated by overall diagonal incisions that meet to form a "V" pattern. The front is marked by a vertical row of circular impressions. Rounded appliques have been added to the bowl near to its base. The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl at its base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem is slightly collared at its end and has a rounded lip. The pipe has been minimally cleaned on the exterior and soil remains in the bowl interior. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 6 July, 1995.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Kuulo Kataa, Mound 138, Unit 130W 24S, Level 2

Date:

1995-07-06

Location(s) Facet:

Kuulo Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF KK 95-194

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1995

Date searchable:

1995-07-06

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14847222, -2.37472222

86. Clay smoking pipe, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:

A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a flared pedestal base with traces of red paint. The rounded pipe bowl is marked by deep vertical grooves at its base, above which are closely spaced horizontal rows of dentate impressions. The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl at its base (a "single-angled" form). The stem is collared at its end and has a flat lip. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 4 July, 2000.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, 95E 108N, Level 3

Date:

2000-07-04

Location(s) Facet:

Kuulo Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF KK 00-326

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2000

Date searchable:

2000-07-04

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14847222, -2.37472222

87. Clay smoking pipe bowl, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:

Broken bowl of a locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (left: bowl interior; right: bowl exterior). Pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe bowl flares outward toward its rim and inward toward its base. Its inward-flaring bottom is decorated with red paint in a zone marked by a deep horizontal groove. Above this, decorated zones are separated by two vertical grooves. Zones of hatched incised lines alternate with vertical rows of rectangular impressions. The top half of the bowl's interior is blackened from use. The bowl's base and the pipe's stem are missing. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 6 July, 2000.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Kuulo Kataa, Mound 123, Unit 89E 86S, Level 8

Date:

2000-07-06

Location(s) Facet:

Kuulo Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF KK 00-379a

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2000

Date searchable:

2000-07-06

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14847222, -2.37472222

88. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:

Triangular-headed iron projectile point with a single barb at the base of its head (left) and a long thin tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. The artifact shows signs of corrosion. The point was excavated from a deep midden mound in an disturbed by a pig burrow. Scale in cm. Length: 12.4 cm. Weight: 14.2 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 25 June, 2008.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 8, Unit 8N 127E, Level 12

Date:

2008-06-25

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 08-011

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2008

Date searchable:

2008-06-25

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

89. Tanged iron blade, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:

An iron blade, rounded at the tip (left), flared at the base and with a short tang (right) which allowed it to be hafted to a wood handle. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The blade was excavated from a level characterized by abundant iron slag and ashy soil. Scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 23 June, 2000.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Kuulo Kataa, Mound 131, Unit 126E 140N, Level 10

Date:

2000-06-23

Location(s) Facet:

Kuulo Kataa

Subjects:

Tanged blade; Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Iron; Blades (tool and equipment components); Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF KK 00-193

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2000

Date searchable:

2000-06-23

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14847222, -2.37472222

90. Tanged iron blade, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:

A curved iron blade (brɔfiɛn in Nafaanra), rounded at the tip (left), slightly shouldered at the base, with a long tang (right) for the purpose of hafting. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The artfiact was excavated from a house mound and found in a level of midden-like deposits. Scale in cm. Length: 11.2 cm. Weight: 11.7 gm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 14 June, 1995.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Kuulo Kataa, Mound 118, Unit 66W 14N, Level 4

Date:

1995-06-14

Location(s) Facet:

Kuulo Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Blades (tool and equipment components); Cutting tools; Knives; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF KK 95-089

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1995

Date searchable:

1995-06-14

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14847222, -2.37472222