Lot 616

Sioux Rams Head Effigy Catlinite Pipe c. 1940-50's

Estimate: $400 - $800

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The lot features a solid catalinite pipestone pipe bowl with fantastic Rams Head Effigy carving from the Sioux Native American Indians of the Plains, dating to circa 1940-1950’s. The solid red pipestone catlinite bowl shows the shape of a Rocky Mountain Rams Horn head with rich dark red to speckled white/pink coloring and dark black patina throughout. The stem connection is at the back of the Ram’s neck and the bowl, with tapering hand drilled ground walls, is at the Ram’s head. At the neck is a wrapping of soft supple Indian tanned hide with yellow ocher dye, two hand carved bone buttons, and two red white heart skunk medicine beads. This is truly a fantastic, highly figured effigy pipe with nice, early Reservation age. Provenance: From a private collection of early American and Native American antiquities in Iowa. Measures overall 3” L by 2 1/8”H by 1 5/8” W.
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