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A SIOUX WOOD AND STONE EFFIGY PIPE
composed of a wood stem of slightly expanding, flattened rectangular section with tapering mouthpiece, the topside carved in low relief with buffalo, turtle, elk and big horn sheep effigies, painted respectively, with black, green, red and brown pigments, set into a catlinite bowl, of tapering cylindrical section, decorated with six narrow ribbed panels
Length: 30¼ in. (76.8 cm.) overall (2)
composed of a wood stem of slightly expanding, flattened rectangular section with tapering mouthpiece, the topside carved in low relief with buffalo, turtle, elk and big horn sheep effigies, painted respectively, with black, green, red and brown pigments, set into a catlinite bowl, of tapering cylindrical section, decorated with six narrow ribbed panels
Length: 30¼ in. (76.8 cm.) overall (2)