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1. 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

2. Gunflint or strike-a-light from Makala Kataa, 1990

Description:: An imported gunflint or strike-a-light recovered from late 19th-century Makala Kataa. Flint is a fine-grained stone that creates a spark when struck against iron. Gunflints were shaped pieces of stone placed into the hammer of a gun mechanism. Pulling the trigger released the hammer, causing the flint to strike a steel plate and creating sparks that lit the gun's powder. The flint's top face (bottom left view) has been beveled by the flint knapper and its side edges (top left) have been flaked or chipped. Its bottom surface is smooth (bottom right). Gunflints like these were made in large numbers in centers like Brandon, Suffolk, England and imported into West Africa in large quantities during the 18th and 19th centuries. These flints were also used to spark fires apart from their use in guns, giving rise to the name "strike-a-light." Photo scale in cm. Site Makala Kataa. 25 June, 1990.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 10, Trench 1, Unit 2, Level 1
Date:: 1990-06-25
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Gunflint
Subjects Facet:: Firearms; Archaeology
Identifier:: SF MK10 90-014a
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1990
Date searchable:: 1990-06-25
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital 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

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