PIPE
Blackfoot Indians, Alberta, North America
Around 1880
Catlinite and wood
Length: 20 cm; Height: 4 cm

The pipe bowl is made of catlinite, in the shape of an L. It is mounted on a smooth wooden pipe with a rectangular cross-section.

Illustrative photograph: Blackfoot Woman, 1919 © Harry Pollard.
From Early Knives & beaded Sheaths of the American frontier, John Baldwin, p78.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON