Indian Peace Pipe Pipestone Feathers Large 30" T Pipe Buffalo Fur Horsehair Bead

Description

I have been a life long collector of Native American items.  I purchased this pipe in 1989 shortly before I opened my gallery.  I purchased it from Cameron Blagg a well known artist of Native American art subject matter.  He may have told me who made it but I don't remember that information.   The catlinite (pipestone) pipe itself is finely done, no chips or damage of any kind.  The wood stem is uniform and is adorned with brass tacks and buffalo fur.  The buffalo fur is attached with brass tacks.  The medicine wheel is uniformly done of some kind of lacing material (not leather not porcupine quills).  The turkey feathers are hand painted to resemble eagle feathers.  They are wrapped with white leather and bound with yarn.  The feathers are separated with large whiteheart glass beads.  Whiteheart beads are red with a white center, thus whitehearts.  The ends of the feathers have fluffs of rabbit fur and long brown/black horsehair.  The last two photos are the underside of the pipestem. Nice well done peace pipes are hard to come by.  I've always thought this one was exceptional.
Smoking pipes, also known as calumets or chanunpa (chanupa), were some of the most prized possessions among almost all Native American tribes. The two most common styles were the larger ceremonial calumet and a smaller personal pipe. Pipe bowls were generally carved from sacred pipestone, also known as Catlinite (named for the artist George Catlin) which is found in only one place in Minnesota. The stone bowls were carved in a wide variety of shapes, such as T-pipes, elbows, and human or animal effigies, and they were often decorated with inlaid designs of lead retrieved from old bullets; today silver is usually used. Native Americans to this day are still making pipes out of stone extracted from these sacred quarries. Pipestems were most often carved from ash or sumac and decorated with eagle feathers, dyed horsehair and porcupine quillwork.
Measurements:  Wood stem end to end 23 1/4" long x 1 1/4" wide x 7/8" deep
Catlinite pipe 7 1/2" long x 1" round at the largest end x 3/4" at the narrow end the "T" is 4" tall
Feathers are 13" overall    Buffalo Fur is 3"      Medicine Wheel is 2 1/2" round
Horsehair is generally 20" long
Indian artifacts are an investment in enjoyment to last a lifetime.
Questions??? Please ask before purchasing to avoid any misunderstandings.  Thanks for looking and I do consider all offers.
Comes from a smoke free home  -  mine.