Those are definitely the briar (probably) bowl rim cover and wind shield
top from a tobacco pipe. I reported on similar rim/lid combinations from
Fort Robinson, Nebraska. I also have modern examples in my collection.

Pfeiffer, Michael A.

  1982 Clay Tobacco Pipes and the Fur Trade of the Pacific Northwest  and
Northern Plains.

             M.A. Thesis, Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
University of Idaho, Moscow.


  2006  Clay Tobacco Pipes and the Fur Trade of the Pacific Northwest  and
Northern Plains.

            Historic Clay Tobacco Pipe Studies* Research Monograph *1.
Phytolith Press, Ponca City, OK.

              (Note: Published version of 1982 Master’s Thesis with added
Index, and author’s bio)


Available from Byron Sudbury at Claypipes.com.  I do not have this
electronically.




On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 4:14 PM, Kendra Kolomyja <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> I am looking for some suggestions and possible references to assist with
> identifying a pair of artifacts (believed to be parts of one object
> originally). For context, these were collected from a site dating to the
> late 18th or early 19th century with a historic First Nations association
> in Alberta. They may be from that period or slightly later (possibly as
> late as early 20th century). We have gone over a number of possibilities
> but haven't been able to establish a certain function or identification for
> these,
>
> Here is a link to the photos: https://flic.kr/s/aHsksSJNXi
>
> Thanks much!
>



-- 
Smoke Pfeiffer
Whoever wrote "Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries" must have had a REALLY bad
case of Gout!