Description:

Native American, central/midwestern United States, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 1000 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone smoking pipe with a rectangular body, a flat mouthpiece, and a wide, funnel-form tobacco receptacle. Beneath the pipe is the lengthy body of an otter with a thick tail, smooth 'fur,' and an ovoid head that droops down from the shoulders. The otter effigy served as the hand grip or handle for the pipe. The inclusion of the otter on this pipe - a tool traditionally made for sharing and building relationships - shows how this pipe was intended to foster peace, kindness, cooperation, and family, much like the behaviors exhibited by the mammalian creature. Size: 7.25" L x 1.125" W x 3.1" H (18.4 cm x 2.9 cm x 7.9 cm)

Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection

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  • Condition: Minor abrasions and nicks, otherwise intact and very good. Nice surface smoothness throughout.

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