Sioux Pipe Bowl, 19th Century

Horse Head effigy pipe bowl of catlinite.  See “Plains Indian Sculpture”, Fig. 35 for similar example.
Ex. Brant Mackley Collection
10" x 4 1/2"

$8,500.00

Sioux pipe bowl and stem

Catlinite pipe bowl and beautiful  ash wood stem wonderfully carved with stylized elk and buffalo head figures. Stem partially quilled.
Ex. Santa Fe, NM Collection
Ex. Conway Collection
33 1/2" x 5"

$12,500.00

Standing Rock Northern (Plains) Effigy Pipe c. 19th century

A very fine standing rock effigy pipe and bowl. A turtle, buffalo, ram and beaver are relief carved into the ash wood stem. Pewter inlaid bowl in form of otter or beaver.

$16,000.00

Northern Plains Effigy Pipe (Catlinite), 1875-1880

A complex effigy pipe made of catlinite in the form of a underwater panther holding the bowl in its mouth.  Lightening strike on back of the dog's head.  Lead inlay.  See pg. 66, John Painter Collection. See File.
11" x 5 1/2"

$6,200.00

Pipe Bowl, Archaic Period

A wonderful excavated pipe bowl with a human effigy found prior to 1966 in Polk County MN near the town of Fertile, which is in the Northwestern part of the state.  Black stone was used in the construction.  The small black spots on the surface we believe to be iron deposits.  See file.      

$7,000.00

Sioux (Santee) pipe bowl c. 19th Century

Catlinite pipe bowl of man sitting with powder keg or liquor keg. Floral incising on one side and hand on verso.
See "Plains Indian Sculpture", Fig. 91 for similar
4 1/2" x 4 1/2"

$6,500.00

Sioux pipe bowl C. 1880-1900

Catlinite pipe bowl with effigy of snake.
Ex. Forrest Fenn Collection
Ex. Conway Collection
7" x 4 1/2"

$4,500.00

Wisconsin (Chippewa Ojibwa) pipe bowl c. 19th Century

A very nice Chippewa pipe bowl, done in the traditional manner. Black stone inlaid with lead. See page 892, item 4, of “Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indian” for a similar example.

5 ½” x 3”

 $ 2,000.00

Wisconsin (Great Lakes) chlorite pipe bowl c. 19th Century

Ex. Al Lucket Collection

Ex. Larry Frank Collection

Ex. Conway Collection

See page 826, figure 4, of “Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indian” for a similar example.

5 ¾” x 3 ½”

 $4,500.00

Cheyenne Tobacco Bag C.1880

A very fine classic bar design bag with geometric pattern on verso. Very fine twisted fringe. Four beaded drops with tin cones. Red ochre colored body and fringe.
35" long incl. fringe
5 1/2" long
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$19,500.00

Crow Tobacco Bag w/Pipe 1875

An extremely rare and beautiful Crow Tobacco Bag. Classic Crow bead work on buckskin. Long fringe. Smoking Pipe included. Stem is most likely from ash. Bowl is Catlinite.
Do Not Sell Seperately

$25,000.00

Crow Mirror Bag w/Mirror 1880

Crow Mirror Bag w/Mirror, c. 1880.
A very fine crow mirror bag with strap. Classic crow design and colors. Wonderful condition. All original. Ex Drew Bax Collection.
Ex Karl Shipman Collection
51/2" W. 30" L. (including strap & fringe)

$29,500.00

Crow Pouch (Possibly Tobacco Bag) 1875

A beautiful Crow pouch with classic Crow floral beadwork. Pouch including fringe 9 1/2" by 5" wide.

$6,000.00

Crow Bandolier Bag c. 1870

A very fine Crow Bandolier bag with classic bead design, and three human forms.

$42,500.00