Heart of the Plains: Premier Sale of Native American and Western Artifacts
Sat, Sep 7, 2024 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 772
Ca. 1840-70 Cherokee Hand Carved Steatite
Estimate: $300 - $600
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| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Featured in this lot is this circa 1840-1870's hand-carved Cherokee steatite elbow pipe. Many communities have a unique relationship with traditional, or sacred, tobacco. The tobacco plant is considered a sacred gift by many American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Traditional tobacco has been used for spiritual and medicinal purposes by these communities for generations. The piece shows a steatite material with an angled elbow piece sitting at 90 degrees, and a short to medium sized shaft. The bowl is wide and deep showing a large area for plenty of tobacco and other herbs smoked during ceremonies. The pipe shows good condition for its age with no signs of damage present. The pipe measures 4 1/2" L x 2" W x 2 1/4" H and weighs 1 pound and 2 ounces.
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