c. Pre-contact/Early historic

Found in McLean County, IL

Ex. Larry Frank Collection

Ex. Conway Collection

4" x 1 1/2"

$ 5,500.00

c. 19th Century

Horse Head effigy pipe bowl made of Catlinite.

10" long,  4 1/2" tall

$8,500.00

c. 1870

Catlinite bowl inlaid with lead. The pipe stem is twisted, painted wood. 

30 3/4" long including bowl

SOLD

 c 1860-1870

Steatite inlaid with lead and catlinite.

Size:3" x 2"

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c. 19th Century

Catlinite pipe bowl with tapered wood stem of bird effigy.

23 1/4" long,  4" tall (bowl)

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c. 19th Century

Black slate or black stone inlaid bowl and beaded pipe stem. 

10" long including bowl., 2 3/8" deep (bowl)

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19th Century

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

size: 5 3/4” x 3 1/2”

Ex. Al Luckett

Ex. Larry Frank Collection

Ex. Conway Collection

SOLD

c. pre-contact/Early historic

Found in McLean County, IL

Ex. Larry Frank Collection

Ex. Conway Collection

4" x 1 1/2"

$ 5,500.00

Pre-contact/Early Historic

A wonderful, black stone, human effigy pipe bowl excavated prior to 1966 in Polk County Northwest MN, near the town of Fertile. We believe the small black spots on the surface are iron deposits.
See file.

Size: 3" x 1"

$7,000.00

c. 17th century

Very fine, black stone, human effigy with  pierced ears pipe bowl.
Ex. Larry Frank Collection
Ex. Conway Collection

size: 2 1/2" x 2"

sold

19th Century

Catlinite pipestone "T" form pipe bowl

Ex.Al Lucket Collection
Ex. Larry Frank Collection
Ex. Conway Collection
size: 7 1/2" x 4"

$ 2,500.00

c. 1840-1850

Black stone and catlinite pipe bowl with lead inlay. Magnificent
polychrome floral pattern on stem.
Ex. NY Collector
Ex. California Collector
Ex. Conway Collection

37 1/2 inches long including bowl

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c. 1875

An exceptionally rare Sioux catlinite pipe bowl and stem.  Catlinite bowl inlaid with lead and floral designs on each side.  Stem probably ash and wrapped with buffalo intestine.  Trimmed with ribbon and tied with dyed red horsehair.

bowl: 6 1/2" long, 3 1/4" high
30 3/4" overall length

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 c. 1880

Fire branded stem, top bottom and sides. Stem pierced with 6 holes top and bottom. Catlinite carved horse effigy bowl.

Bowl length:6-1/4", 28-1/2" overall

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c. 1860’s

A large Catlinite Pipe Bowl that is inlaid with pewter. The pewter inlay shows stylized buffalo tracks with other symbols. An exceptional example of an Eastern Dakota Catlinite Bowl.

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c. 19th Century

Catlinite pipe bowl of man sitting with powder keg or liquor keg. Floral incising on one side and hand on verso.

4 1/2" tall, 4 1/2" long

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c. 1550 - 1650

Effigy pipe, possibly Man in Dream Flight. Dark brown clay construction.

3 3/4" tall,  2" deep

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c. 1875 - 1880

A complex effigy pipe made of Catlinite in the form of an underwater panther holding the bowl in its mouth. Lightning strike on back of the head with lead inlay.

11" long, 1 1/4" wide

$6,500.00

19th c.

A very Nice Chippewa pipe bowl done in the traditional manner. Steatite bowl inlaid with lead.

5-1/2" in length, 3" tall

SOLD

pre-contact/Early historic

Elegant long shaft, catlinite disk pipe bowl found in Losco County Michigan

Ex. Larry Frank Collection

Ex. Conway Collection

size: 6" x 2"

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Mid 1800’s

A very rare and massive Council Pie stem and Catlinite bowl inlaid with pewter. Six Heart Cut outs, six half moon, two crosses and six morning stars. The stem is Ash or possibly Alder wood.

Length including bowl: 53"

Sold