December Online Auction (Sale #337)
Lot 647:
Description
Native American Plains Indian Catlinite Pipe and Effigy Stem
Unsigned, the Lakota stone pipe having a carved buffalo and the ash wood stem having a carved and painted depiction of a softshell turtle having glass bead eyes and eating a frog as well as painted stars, moon, sun and Thunderbirds
Property from: an Estate, Downers Grove, Illinois
Height: 4 1/2 inches, Length: 42 inches, Width: 2 inches
Condition: overall light wear consistent with normal use, wear to paint of stem
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Category: Collectibles > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 5:09 pm CST
Shipping Status:
Shipping Quote
Last modified: November 13, 2025, 9:48 am
Condition report:
overall light wear consistent with normal use, wear to paint of stem
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