Lot 246

Early Sioux Catlinite Effigy Carved Pipe Bowl

Estimate: $900 - $1,300

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 wonderful, large t-pipe catlinite pipe bowl with effigy carvings from the Sioux of the Northern Plains. The pipe exhibits catlinite pipestone with deep red to speckled pink coloring having a classic Sioux T-pipe pattern, with cylindrical bowl, tapered octagonal front and smoking end having a squared off design with etched effigy designs. All four sides of the end have a stippled etching, one showing a snapping turtle, deer / elk / stag, waterbird, and at the top a heart or other unidentified shape. The top of the pipe shows a well smoked bowl and overall the piece has nice patina with good age. Very similar to a pipe in the Cisco Gallery collection marked as Northern Plains Sioux catlinite figurative T pipe with snapping turtle for $3,500. Measures overall 8"L by 4 1/8"H by 1 1/8"D.

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