The Native-American Peace Pipe (or Pipe of Peace). Two Terms Often Used as Symbol, Idiom, and Metaphor: Difference between revisions

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In 2009, Canadian Cree artist Dwayne Frost crafted a peace pipe as a hybrid of American clay and German wood for the annual celebration of Karl May Days in Radebeul, Germany.  
In 2009, Canadian Cree artist Dwayne Frost crafted a peace pipe as a hybrid of American clay and German wood for the annual celebration of Karl May Days in Radebeul, Germany.  


[[File:PeacePipe-12-2003.049.002 Luna Condition 2022 edited.jpg|thumb|left|High-tech Peace Pipe. Courtesy, arts.wa.gov]]What about this high-tech, conceptual-art, futuristic peace pipe from the late James Luna? (see left). His view is: “A high-tech peace pipe is very possible, but, at the same time unrealistic. It’s a play on words—people think all Indians have peace pipes, so I took this literally and constructed a peace pipe out of [metal] pipes” (“High-Tech Peace Pipe. An Interview with James Luna,” News From Native California, Spring, 2001).  
What about this high-tech, conceptual-art, futuristic peace pipe from the late James Luna? (see left). His view is: “A high-tech peace pipe is very possible, but, at the same time unrealistic. It’s a play on words—people think all Indians have peace pipes, so I took this literally and constructed a peace pipe out of [metal] pipes” (“High-Tech Peace Pipe. An Interview with James Luna,” News From Native California, Spring, 2001).
[[File:PeacePipe-12-2003.049.002 Luna Condition 2022 edited.jpg|thumb|center|600px||High-tech Peace Pipe. Courtesy, arts.wa.gov]]


[[File:PeacePipe-132021-09-20PeaceofStage15 edited 1200x1200.webp|thumb|200px|This modern peace pipe made of laminated wood is designed smoke you know what. Courtesy, peaceofstage.com]][[File:PeacePipe14-peace-pipe-2-1024x425.jpg|thumb|center|Richard Krueger enlightens the reader about all the new technologies that have been adapted to today’s cool smoking devices in “The High Tech Evolution of the Peace Pipe” (cannabismagazine.com). Timberado gives peace pipes a new life with this ensemble, an American revival of the Chinese opium pipe of a century ago!Courtesy, thecannabist.co]]
[[File:PeacePipe-15-m60025-d316121716374dbbe43eaca263766b648fc2ee63-3 58311.png|thumb|left|200px|There are many contemporary meerschaum pipes that are peace pipes in symbol only. This peace sign was designed by Gerald Holtom for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958. Courtesy, paykocpipes.com]]
[[File:PeacePipe-16-il fullxfull.3228897790 580v.webp|thumb|This bizarre-looking creation is advertised as a “Native American Peace Pipe.” Courtesy, etsy.com]]


[[File:PeacePipe-19-ah-3912 1 .jpg|thumb|And here’s another interpretation. “Our Native American Peace Pipe is handcrafted from wood and ideal for display. These quality, historically accurate wooden pipes come with ceramic bowls and are fully functional. …Era: American Revolutionary War.” Courtesy, by-the-sword.com]]More bizarre is to watch the Harald Baldr YouTube video, “Vietnam Peace Pipe Fail,” in which he smokes a bamboo pipe that he calls a peace pipe.
This modern peace pipe made of laminated wood is designed smoke you know what.


[[File:PeacePipe-17-il fullxfull.4042196418 gw22.webp|thumb|200px|left|Talk about truth in advertising, in April 2023, this “Vintage Tomahawk Tobacco Smoking Pipe” was for sale on Etsy. Courtesy, etsy.com]]
[[File:PeacePipe-132021-09-20PeaceofStage15 edited 1200x1200.webp|thumb|center|400px|Courtesy, peaceofstage.com]]
[[File:PeacePipe-18-81HFuBXQhlL. SL1500 1024x1024.webp|thumb|center|Mr. Bróg (Poland) has produced a series of Mediterranean briar and pearwood pipes. Here’s an example of what he calls a “Lakota Indian Peace Pear Wood Tobacco Pipe.” Courtesy, mrbrog.com]]
 
 
Richard Krueger enlightens the reader about all the new technologies that have been adapted to today’s cool smoking devices in “The High Tech Evolution of the Peace Pipe” (cannabismagazine.com). Timberado gives peace pipes a new life with this ensemble, an American revival of the Chinese opium pipe of a century ago!
 
[[File:PeacePipe14-peace-pipe-2-1024x425.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Courtesy, thecannabist.co]]
 
 
There are many contemporary meerschaum pipes that are peace pipes in symbol only. This peace sign was designed by Gerald Holtom for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958.
 
[[File:PeacePipe-15-m60025-d316121716374dbbe43eaca263766b648fc2ee63-3 58311.png|thumb|left|400px| Courtesy, paykocpipes.com]]
 
 
This bizarre-looking creation is advertised as a “Native American Peace Pipe.”
 
[[File:PeacePipe-16-il fullxfull.3228897790 580v.webp|thumb|center|400px|Courtesy, etsy.com]]
 
 
And here’s another interpretation. “Our Native American Peace Pipe is handcrafted from wood and ideal for display. These quality, historically accurate wooden pipes come with ceramic bowls and are fully functional. …Era: American Revolutionary War.”
 
[[File:PeacePipe-19-ah-3912 1 .jpg|thumb|center|Courtesy, by-the-sword.com]]
 
More bizarre is to watch the Harald Baldr YouTube video, “Vietnam Peace Pipe Fail,” in which he smokes a bamboo pipe that he calls a peace pipe.
 
Talk about truth in advertising, in April 2023, this “Vintage Tomahawk Tobacco Smoking Pipe” was for sale on Etsy.  
 
[[File:PeacePipe-17-il fullxfull.4042196418 gw22.webp|thumb|400px|center|Courtesy, etsy.com]]
 
 
Mr. Bróg (Poland) has produced a series of Mediterranean briar and pearwood pipes. Here’s an example of what he calls a “Lakota Indian Peace Pear Wood Tobacco Pipe.”
 
[[File:PeacePipe-18-81HFuBXQhlL. SL1500 1024x1024.webp|thumb|center|400px|Courtesy, mrbrog.com]]


== The Peace Pipe in Various Contexts ==
== The Peace Pipe in Various Contexts ==