Description:

Native American, Northeastern United States, Hopewell Indians, Middle Woodland Period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A petite smoking pipe that is hand-carved from mottled dark gray stone with light gray and cream inclusions. The sturdy body presents a trapezoidal profile with a flat mouthpiece as well as a receptacle rim protruding from the top, and an abstract avian head with a slender beak emanates from the front of the composition. Size: 3.75" L x 1.375" W x 1.5" H (9.5 cm x 3.5 cm x 3.8 cm)

Provenance: private Lumberton, Texas, USA collection, acquired before 2010

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#169522

  • Condition: Restoration to frontal area of receptacle rim and petite area atop bird head, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Small chips to upper rim of mouthpiece and beak of bird, with expected abrasions commensurate with age. Nice preservation to avian form.

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