Native American Artifact Ram Pipe Stone Peace Pipe Bowl and Stem by Navajo Tom Joe

This Native American Artifact Ram Pipe Stone Peace Pipe Bowl and Stem make a perfect hand-made one-of-a-kind Peace Pipe. It is smokeable and perfect for ceremonial peace pipe rituals. The Peace Pipe bowl is carved from genuine maroon Pipe Stone. The carved wood pipe stem features a cabochon of Turquoise and the bowl figurine has Turquoise eyes. The pipe stem and bowl separate, as it is traditional to carry them apart and attach them at the time of use. You will be getting the pipe pictured below. The pipe bowl is uniquely and expertly hand-carved in a Ram shape. The bowl is 4-1/2" long, 1-1/8" wide and 1-3/8" tall. The stem is 12-1/2" long. Created from genuine Pipe Stone and wood by Navajo artist Tom Joe, son of the voice of the Navajo Nation, this item is a true traditional work of art and a collectible piece.

Tom Joe is the son of the voice of the Navajo Nation, who worked on several radio stations throughout his career. Tom Joe learned carving from his cousins and has been carving off and on for 20 years for Alltribes. He carves fetishes as well as pipe bowls, which he's been carving for 2 years. He works in both stone and wood mediums. Carving has become something of a family business, as his brothers carve and his two young sons are learning by starting on a slow machine making such items as arrowheads and turtles. All of Tom Joe's carved items are one-of-a-kind.

The Peace Pipe ceremony starts with filling the pipe with tobacco or red willow bark. It then commences with an acknowledgment of the four directions: East, South, West, and North. That is then followed by an acknowledgment of the Mother Earth, Father Sky, and Wakan Tanka. The Pipe Holder of the ceremony faces each direction as they are acknowledged, the pipe is then pointed downward during the acknowledgment of Mother Earth and at the moon or the sun during the acknowledgment of Father Sky. The stem of the peace pipe is then pointed skyward in the direction of Wakan Tanka at the center of the universe. The tobacco is then covered with sage. When the pipe is ready to be smoked the sage is removed and the pipe is passed around the circle. The smoke is symbolic of breath and life and often is not actually inhaled. The last person in the circle then finishes out the tobacco. The ashes are cleaned out of the bowl and then sprinkled to the ground as an offering to Mother Earth. That marks the end of the Peace Pipe ceremony. It is then usually followed up with a shared meal.

We understand the true value and nature of hand-crafted Indian art. And, we recognize it's important to know that the artist is truly a member of a Native American tribe. So, to ensure you that this is the real deal, a Certificate of Authenticity has been included with this item.

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