Indian Peace Pipe Ceremonial Medicine Man Beaded Peace Pipe by Navajo artist Albert Yazzie.

Top Quality Peace Pipes from the Four Corners Region! These hand made peace pipes feature genuine Deer Antler bowls and stems carved from Aspen. Wrapped in genuine doeskin leather for soft natural textures and dressed with some impressive hand stitched seed bead work. Each deer horn bowl has its own wild character, curves and texture. Hand made by Navajo artist Albert Yazzie. These pipes are about 21" long. They are smokeable but intended for decorative use. The group picture demonstrates the range in variety, each pipe is a one of a kind.

The term Peace Pipe is a white man's term. They were called Calumets by the Native Americans, named after Calamus - the "stalk" or "reed." It is properly referred to as the Sacred Pipe. The pipe bowl was commonly carved from hard wood, antler, molded from clay, or carved from red pipestone called Catlinite. Other stones such as Sandstone, Soapstone, hard stones such as Granite, Quartzite and Steatite were also used. The Peace Pipe has long been known by the White Man as a token of peace and treaties, used to seal an agreement. Probably, though no person knows for sure, the first time the "peace pipe" term was used was when a peace treaty was being signed. The pipe would have been used to seal the bargain, which meant an end to bitter fighting, and the white man would likely have referred to it as a pipe of peace. There are Calumets for sacred and ceremonial purposes, and public arrangements. The Sacred Pipe is not generally used for public gatherings. Intentions could often be told by how the stem was carved or decorated with feathers when smoked. Both Bowl and Pipe designs may be simple or elaborate, and may be carved from stone, horn, antler, bone or wood.

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