This is an amazing catlinite pipe and bowl with wonderful aged patina. The barrel shaped pipe bowl has vertical groves with an opening at the top and the side for the stem. The catlinite stem fits into the barrel in a locked in way to secure the orientation of the matching holes. The stem has […]
This Northern Plains skull cracker is in very good condition. The head is well carved catlinite secured with a hide binder connecting the head to the haft. The haft is wood and is encased with rawhide, sewn up the side with hide strips. On top of this rawhide layer is a coil of hide wrapped […]
This is a historical assemblage of a smoking kit all in an early hide bag. The catlinite pipe bowl has delicate carvings on the front and sides. It’s pipe stem is a reed and likely a more recent addition. The hide bag has a metal chain attached to it linked to a piece of flint […]
