American Indian Weapons, Jewelry, Rugs & Western September Sale
Sat, Sep 5, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 155
Crow Quilled Pictorial Stem & Catlinite Pipe 19th
Estimate: $3,000 - $4,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $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 |
The lot features a unique 19th Century catlinite pipe bowl and wood stem which is adorned with porcupine quillwork attributed to the Crow Native American Indians. The piece was originally collected in Colorado from the Crow and was part of the Gentry Collins collection in Colorado Springs which was later acquired by Cyrus Eaton in the 1960’s. The pipe bowl is made of hand carved catlinite pipestone, also known as red Minnesota pipe stone, in a typical “T” shape with multi-line incised filed rings adornment on the smoking bowl and stem inlet end with the opposite end being carved into a blade, an artful addition. The bowl shows no breaks, cracks or repairs in overall near excellent condition and the inside smoking chamber showing much evidence of smoking and use. The flat ash wood stem is hand carved and has an inset tip darkened from burnt smoking. The stem is beautifully adorned with very fine porcupine quill quillwork with a pictorial linear design natural white, yellow, and red. Crow pipes are not very common with even fewer having such amazing porcupine quillwork with pictorial figural design such as this example. Provenance: From the collections of Gentry Collins and Cyrus Eaton London, England. The bowl measures 6 ½ inches long by 4 ¼ inches tall. The stem measures 22 ½ inches in length and overall connected the piece measures 27 ½ inches in length.
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