A View Inside a Woodland Elbow Pipe
Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.3, pg.145 An amazing Elbow style pipe that has broken in half and shows the internal drilling. This pipe is huge,measuring […]
Uncovering an Exquisite Woodland Frog Pipe
by Rickey P Brumfield, Tell City, Indiana Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.3, pg.146 My buddy, Randall Hansen and I went artifact hunting on December 1st, […]
A Payne Collection Pipe Finally Seen in Color!
Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.3, pg.147 This wonderful 2 3/4 inch long Hopewell Pipe of purple pipestone depicts a frog sitting. It was originally part of […]
Idol Pipes: Review of Some Examples
by Richard Michael Gramly, Ph.D., North Andover, Massachusetts Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.3, pg.143 Above: Two idol pipes of steatite pictured in the 1890 publication […]
MISSISSIPPIAN PIPES
By William C. Meadows, Missouri State University, Department of Sociology-Anthropology-Criminology Native Americans have a long tradition of smoking tobacco and other natural substances. Tobacco was one of the most widely […]
THE SIOUAN DISC PIPE
By Toney Aid This red Catlinite “Siouan” disc pipe was found at the Campbell site in Pemiscot County, Missouri. The Campbell disc pipe is large for its type. It’s base […]
MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY ELBOW PIPES – “EVERYMAN’S PIPE”
Article and Photographs by Toney Aid Shell tempered pottery pipes are found at hundreds of Mississippian sites across the southeastern United States. From Clarence B. Moore’s early explorations, through the […]
CADDOAN PIPES
Article and Photographs by Sam JohnsonMurfreesboro, Arkansas Styles of pipes are a significant marker in the archeological record of many cultures. It seems as though Caddo pipe styles stayed the […]
THE BOSTROM FIGURE PIPE – THE “CAHOKIA CALUMET PIPE”
By James E. Marten The Missouri flint clay figure pipe on the facing page was discovered in Madison County, Illinois in 1955 on a blufftop Mississippian ritual/mortuary site overlooking Cahokia […]
CAHOKIAN FLINT CLAY EFFIGY FIGURINES
By John T. Pafford, G.I.R.S. Associate Editor Some of the most easily recognizable portrayals of Mississippian art are the large stone figural effigy pipes that have been well-documented in archaeological […]