Mound Builder Stone Effigy Pipe

Description:

Mound Builder Stone Effigy Pipe, Mississippi mound building culture, 800-1200 AD, large steatite pipe in the stylized form of a bird, lg. 9 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Bristol, Rhode Island; Jay C. Leff collection, Pennsylvania.
Estimate $1,500-2,500


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