Description:

Native American, Southwest and Southern Plains, Apache, ca. 18th century CE; Midwest, Oklahoma, Osage, ca. 18th century CE; Northern Europe, England, ca. 19th century CE. An ensemble of 4 smoking implements: a 19th-century English kaolin clay pipe, an 18th-century Osage catlinite pipe bowl, and two 18th-century Apache reed grass or phragmite cigarettes. Note how the kaolin pipe is stamped "TD." These initials originally started in England as a symbol for the pipe maker Thomas Dormer and his son and were then widely copied by pipe makers throughout the 19th century, eventually becoming the most popular pipe logo of the period. Size of largest (English pipe): 4.5" L x 0.8" W x 1.6" H (11.4 cm x 2 cm x 4.1 cm)

Provenance: private Fountain Hills, Arizona, USA collection, acquired via inheritance, originally acquired from a retired archaeologist in Arizona, USA

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#189622

    Condition:
  • English pipe has chipping to rim or bowl and mouthpiece, as well as stable fissure to bowl. Catlinite pipe has chipping to side as shown. All have expected nicks and abrasions, but are otherwise intact with weathering and patina from age.

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