August Online Auction (Sale #305)
Lot 347:
Description
Native American Carved Stone Tobacco Pipe Assortment
(10) items including (3) Inuit / Northern plains avian / bears effigy bowls having wood stems, an Inuit bone having wood stem, above all having leather attachments, some beaded, a bear effigy platform pipe, (2) alabaster human / eagle effigies, a catlinite human head effigy having inlaid nacre teeth and stem, an onyx signed ‘R A Henry’ having a human face and a floral carved signed ‘Tom Huff’; together with a pottery bowl having a label reading ‘Swimmer Pottery / Cherokee NC’
Property from: a Private Collector, Skokie, Illinois
Height: 1 1/2 inches, Length: 11 1/8 inches, Width: 3/4 inches (longest)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, bear effigy platform pipe having a break at front of platform (detached piece present)
Disclaimers: This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted / controlled under Federal, State and / or Local Law. It is the bidder’s responsibility to verify all applicable government restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary license or permit applicable to the sale or transport of this lot.
Category: Collectibles > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 2:49 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Last modified: August 3, 2023, 11:02 am
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, bear effigy platform pipe having a break at front of platform (detached piece present)
Dimensions: 1.5 x 0.75 x 11.125 in
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