Description
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Black steatite, pipes have been used by many cultures throughout history, including Indigenous communities across North America:
American Indians
For over 3,000 years, Native Americans have quarried soft stone at Pipestone National Monument in Minnesota and the Pipestone River in Ontario, Canada to make pipes. These pipes are sacred and used for prayer, ceremonies, and rites of passage. American Indians also adapted tobacco smoking into their religion, believing that their god revealed himself in the smoke.
Eastern Woodlands
A black steatite pipe in the shape of a panther was found at the Mann Site in Indiana and dates back to the Woodland Period (100 BCE–500 CE). The pipe's imagery may represent the Underwater Panther, a mythical beast that was thought to live in the underworld, and could have symbolized a connection to the supernatural.
Cherokee
Native American Plains Pipe
If your serious about a Sacred Pipe, Look no further this is the total package
Description
Offering Pipe with black Steatite Plains style Bowl
Pipe is 23+" inches long.
Offering Pipe with 6" black Steatite Plains style Bowl
18+" Cedar Pipe Stem with beaded leather
Stands appox. 3-3/8″ tall
And Walnut Pipe Stand

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Important - How to insert the stem into the pipe.

CAUTION - Never force the stem into the pipe hole.

The stem is designed to fit snugly, not tightly. Do not try and seat the shoulders of the stem up to the pipe bowl. If you force the stem into the barrel, you will likely break the pipestone.

Instead . . . Moisten the tapered insert end of the stem with your lips. Insert the stem into the pipe barrel and gently give it ¼ turn. This will give the stem a good hold on the inside of the barrel. The slight moisture will swell the stem insert slightly which results in a snug fit.

DO NOT TRY TO INSERT THE PIPE-STEM FULLY INTO THE STEATITE PIPE YOU WILL DAMAGE THE PIPE. IF YOU BREAK THE PIPE YOU OWN IT NO RETURNS AND NO REFUND

If you treat a pipe with respect, it will last a long time.


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Description:
The first photo is for display only and for examples only.
We now offer this Plains Style pipe like the one's in the photos with a 6"+ long and it stands app 3-3/8″ tall. Plains Bowl Pipe and 18"+ Cedar Wooden leather beaded Pipe Stem. total length is 23-24" long.
Each pipe bowl is hand made and shaped to use the piece of catlinite to its best advantage. These Pipes are considered special and even sacred by many. Because the pipes are made from natural stone,

These pipes are made of solid sacred Steatite The Steatite was mined from across America and Canada.
Each pipestone item is handmade from Steatite pipestone.,



DISCLAIMER Please Note:
All of my items are handmade & many of them are truly one of a kind which means that no two are exactly alike.

Because each one of my items are handcrafted one at a time, no two are 100% identical. I consider my items as art forms made in the centuries old ways which means there may be natural variations that one might consider a flaw but are actually inherent in the making of the piece, just as they were centuries ago. My items are created exactly as they were centuries ago. We might look at a piece from centuries ago may it be a drum, war club, knife, pipe, necklace, etc & think it's not perfect but actually it is, it's the hand crafted nature & techniques that the Native Americans used & which I use today with pride, skill & confidence.
DO NOT TRY TO INSERT THE PIPE-STEM FULLY INTO THE STEATITE PIPE YOU WILL DAMAGE THE PIPE. IF YOU BREAK THE PIPE YOU OWN IT NO RETURNS AND NO REFUND

THIS PIPE-STEM is tapered and not made to Insert into the pipe fully and do not forcefully insert in Pipe.

Moisten the end of the pipe lightly with your lips Insert Stem into Pipe with slight pressure just give it a quarter turn twist to attach and ready to smoke, plus you have option to make it fit for your personal liking.

The pipe is separated from the stem and traditionally wrapped in red cloth which represents the red road the good path and the Pipe Head itself is placed Separate Bag a Leather bag also the good path. The bundle then can be stored in your appropriate location.