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THBNative American Hopewell Stone Effigy Pipe - Bobcat
Lot 132
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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From beloved pets to dedicated servants and vital livestock to symbolic imagery from many religions, animals frequently show up in the art of all cultures, ancient times to the present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
From beloved pets to dedicated servants and vital livestock to symbolic imagery from many religions, animals frequently show up in the art of all cultures, ancient times to the present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Midwestern United States, Mason County, Illinois, Hopewell people, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fine smoking pipe with a crouching zoomorphic form; hand-carved from a red-brown stone with lighter veins. The pipe consists of a slender platform, with a curved profile and a perforation at one end as the mouthpiece. At the center is a crouching creature, perhaps a bobcat, with incised lines forming a snout, whiskers or tufts of hair, and large eyes. A receptacle is carved into the cat's back to contain smoking materials, and at the rear is a short tail, tucked against the body. A fabulous effigy pipe, and it is believed by historians that the animals may represent the spirit animal associated with the owner! Size: 4.75" L x 1" W x 2" H (12.1 cm x 2.5 cm x 5.1 cm)
Smoking pipes played an important role in Eastern Woodland culture, which spanned from sub-Arctic Canada to the southern United States. The earliest evidence we have for the use of tobacco in this area comes from ca. 100 to 200 CE. In addition and prior to tobacco, we know from ethnohistorical accounts that people smoked a variety of other plants, including dogwood, juniper, sumac, and bearberry.
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid 1980s
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#160784Felt pads added to base for stability. Old inventory numbers written on side and find site label on the bottom. Minor nicks and abrasions to peripheries and high-pointed areas. Intact and very good!Condition
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