Pipe bowl. - Lot 368

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Pipe bowl. - Lot 368
Pipe bowl. Animal probably an oppossum on a catlinite branch. Lead hooping. Cultures of the Mississippi Basin. In the XVIIès the French explorer Jacques Marquette wrote " There is nothing more mysterious and respected ...than pipes.... and allows to see more clearly in the confused situations ".The precious catlinite of the name of George Catlin who was interested in it comes from the quarry of sacred stones located in Minnesota zone forbidden to the fights where the Indian people could extract it in peace. Ceremonial object.l :20cm. Prov :French collection.
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