Indian Pipe Bowl

[CreakyDigger]

I found this many moons ago when searching plowed fields along the Susquehanna River near the NY/PA border. Have always assumed that it was an Indian pipe bowl, but don't really know much about it. Comments by you who know much more than I are welcome. The site was thick with pottery pieces and sinker stones, and arrowheads could still be found.

 

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[Fat]

....I think it’s a trade pipe, really neat find. I would try and go back as soon and often as possible, no matter how long it’s been, you’ll still find stuff there...

 

[Relicgrubber]

Fat nailed it... Trade Pipe.

Although the bowl and stem are thicker than the trade pipes I have. so it could be NA made also...

 

[erfranks]

Nice Find!!

 

[CreakyDigger]

....I think it’s a trade pipe, really neat find. I would try and go back as soon and often as possible, no matter how long it’s been, you’ll still find stuff there...

Thanks! I'm sure there are still things there...never thought of a trade pipe, cool. But I'm CreakyDigger for a reason...I'm not that mobile these days.

 

[smallfoot]

That's in really good shape! Congrats..

 

[Charl]

Looks like it might be a variation of an Iroquois Ring bowl ceramic pipe…..

 

[scruggs]

Nice pipe!

 

[Gare]

About 30 years ago i found this pipe out in a field. Never thought much about it till now .I just thought some farmer dropped it. zI am not so sure now. I am not trying to Hijack this thread

 

[Tdog]

About 30 years ago i found this pipe out in a field. Never thought much about it till now .I just thought some farmer dropped it. zI am not so sure now. I am not trying to Hijack this thread

A trade pipe maybe from Point Pleasant Pottery, circa 1838 - 1890​

Edit: If that piece has been glazed, then 20th century (I just now enlarged it and saw it is shiny).

 

[Red_desert]

If you know anything about Indian pipes, the smudging pipe bowl is a little thicker and wider. Basically, a clay pipe which can double as a smudge bowl. Native Artists were making them in New Mexico during 1990s.

 

[CreakyDigger]

About 30 years ago i found this pipe out in a field. Never thought much about it till now .I just thought some farmer dropped it. zI am not so sure now. I am not trying to Hijack this thread

Hijack away, my friend. Looks more commercially made, I think, old but not Native. In my humble opinion.

 

[Red_desert]

About 30 years ago i found this pipe out in a field. Never thought much about it till now .I just thought some farmer dropped it. zI am not so sure now. I am not trying to Hijack this thread

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Something about the angle makes me think European. Although Indian ceremonial pipes have a long wood stem to insert into the short wide opening.

 

[Red_desert]

19th century Hudson Bay pottery pipes one depicting face. Largest is 1.5'' x 1'' x 2''

 

[Red_desert]

The Chanunpa, the Sacred Pipe

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[Up-North]

Smoke ‘ um if you got ‘um… 👍

 

[Red_desert]

Tried searching this style trade pipe, mostly listed as Native American (Chanunpa style).

 

[tomytye]

I found this many moons ago when searching plowed fields along the Susquehanna River near the NY/PA border. Have always assumed that it was an Indian pipe bowl, but don't really know much about it. Comments by you who know much more than I are welcome. The site was thick with pottery pieces and sinker stones, and arrowheads could still be found.

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Sure looks old. Sweet find. More and more I seem to care more about finding old over valuable. Now, old AND valuable makes me a happy guy!

 

[BennyV]

How’d you find it?

 

[CreakyDigger]

How’d you find it?

It was a surface find while looking for arrowheads.