This is an ecellent all catlinite pipe bowl and stem from the Lakota Sioux Native American Indians dating to the 19th Century. This 1800's piece shows a heavy hand carved catlinite pipestone with red to speckled pink coloring. The bowl shows an elbow rantagnular and curved body with beveled ridged edges, chevron and octagonal accents and four leaf clover or floral round shield pattern. The bowl is heavily smoked with a deep black ash patina and tobacco scent. The stemp is a nice heavy catlinite with five hour glass snake pattern symbols on either side along with sections of seven rounded ridges seperating each, likely standing for a society or war band of some kind. The top and bottom edges of the pipe are hand inscribed with one side being marked "BILE FISH GUTS" and the other being harder to read in script possibly saying Fish War amongst other things but, again hard to determain. The smoking tip is blackened. The two pieces are connected with a wooden dowl with the original connection piece being lost. Overall this is a fine heavy set with early Indian War era age and fine preservation showing no major damage and honest patina with nicks and scratches from true age and use. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce was also the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery, this piece is directly from the collection. Measures together 14.5"L by 3"H vt 1.5"D. Museum collection number E1074.