Description
A rare ancient native American Effigy pipe from the Mississippian Circa 12-16 century AD
A bird effigy pipe with upright neck and delineated line feather with feet detail to the underside, carved in hard green stone.
The pipe has a very stylised form and mythical avian design alluding to its spiritual and religious purpose.
old labels collection number and find location Tennessee From a UK collection Pipes from this period often featured avian and animal designs.
Smoking pipes seem to have played an important role in Mississippian and Woodland cultures, .
To Ancient Native American people pipes were not just made for the act of smoking;
they had a strong religious purpose which continued to be used in the same way by the later native American peoples of the plains and woodlands
