Western Great Lakes Puzzle Pipe Stem, with Inlaid Steatite Bowl

mid-19th century

ash stem having a series of geometric cutouts; red wool fringe; cowrie shell strung to buffalo hide thong; steatite bowl decorated with catlinite and pewter inlay

overall length 37-1/2 inches
stem length 31-3/4 length x width 2-1/4 inches; bowl length 6-1/4 inches x height 3-1/2 inches

Property from the Estate of Robert Streett

Collected by James Taylor, an Englishman who emigrated to Canada in 1852 and descended through the family; Ex Philip & Patricia Marco Collection

Has additional loose crescent. Bowl has been repaired.

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Native American Art, Session I

Western Great Lakes Puzzle Pipe Stem, with Inlaid Steatite Bowl

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