Description:

Native American, Midwestern United States, Illinois, Calhoun County, Hopewell culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A sandstone human head effigy pipe with a hollowed bowl at the crown and a projecting rim. The face has incised lines forming a stylized "forked eye" motif. This motif is associated with the peregrine falcon, a symbol of the upper realm, warfare, and authority in Eastern Woodlands cosmology. Size: 3" W x 4" H (7.6 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA Collection; ex-private Denver, Colorado, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collection, acquired in November 2018 via Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Thomaston, Maine, USA; ex-Dudac Collection, East Hardin, Illinois, USA

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#202138

  • Condition: Old chips and abrasions to the rim and gouges to the side of the head, but softened with age. Light mineral deposits in recessed areas. Old inventory numbers written on the base.

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