Plains Indian Medicine Man BEADED Peace Pipe 1982-NC
This is an absolutely impressive peace pipe. This wooden peace pipe is almost entirely wrapped in soft Buckskin leather. Beautiful, perfectly crafted seed beadwork adorns this pipe with an artful look. Genuine Feathers and a genuine bone button offer their natural qualities to this hand made peace pipe. Genuine buckskin leather fringe hangs long off of this one. It has a large, genuine Deer Antler bowl. This one belongs in your collection! It was made just down the street from our trading post by some good friends of Richard's. Some of the artists can be seen in the photos. The total length is 18". Don't let this opportunity pass you by! This is a well-made replica of the old southwest. This is for decorative purposes only.The term Peace Pipe is a white man's term, and 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 commonly was carved from hard wood, 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...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 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. The objects man makes are called artifacts, and every artifact, whether it is beautiful or ugly, crude or refined, utilitarian or ceremonial, is a reflection and product of man's skills, his techniques, his arts. Artifacts reflect the ideas, the concepts, and the knowledge acquired or learned as a member of a tribe. Members of a particular tribe use certain techniques, and create a particular style because that is their tradition. |