NATIVE~AMERICAN~INDIAN~EFFIGY~TOBACCO~PIPE~ARTIFACT (01/21/2007)

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Sold Date: 01/21/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

I OFFER FOR SALE ONE OF MY TREASURES ; IS AWESOME RARE BLACK PIPESTONE HOPEWELL HUMAN RIDING ON A LARGE FISH EFFIGY PIPE AND ONE OF THE FINEST HOPEWELL HUMAN/FISH EFFIGY PIPES EVER . FROM A COLLECTION IN SCIOTO COUNTY OHIO , FISH IS VERY WELL DETAILED , EVEN DOWN TO IT'S SCALES !IT ALSO SHOWS GOOD PATINATION AND MEASURES 4 AND 1/16 INCHES LONG AND 1 AND 3/4 INCHES TALL . ALMOST NO CEREMONY COULD TAKE PLACE WITHOUT IT ! EVERY TRIBAL COUNCIL , EACH CALL TO ARMS , OR EACH MOVE TOWARDS PEACE WAS PREFACED BY SMOKING THE SCARED WEED ! CHEROKEE MEDICINE MEN SQUEEZED IT'S JUICE ON BEE STINGS AND SNAKE BITES AND BOILED IT'S LEAVES INTO A TEA AS A CURE FOR FEVER ! THE CREEK CRUMBLED IT INTO THE POSTHOLES OF NEW HOUSES , BELIEVING IT WOULD DRIVE AWAY GHOSTS . SUCH WERE THE VIRTUES OF TOBACCO , A SUBSTANCE OF COUNTLESS USES AND DEEP MYSTICAL IMPORTANCE . FOR LONGER THAN ANYONE CAN REMEMBER , NATIVE PEOPLES THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA HAVE CONSUMED TOBACCO IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER ; IT WAS GROWN EVEN IN REGIONS W IT WAS TOO COLD FOR THE CULTIVATION OF CORN . MORE THAN 1,000 YEARS BEFORE DE SOTO INDIANS OF THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WERE SMOKING A PUNGENT LOCAL VARIETY OF TOBACCO IN HANDSOME CARVED SOAPSTONE PIPES . BECAUSE OF IT'S HARSHNESS , SMOKERS OFTEN CUT THE NATIVE PLANT WITH SUMAC LEAVES AND VARIOUS LEAVES OF DIFFERENT HERBS . AMONG THE CREEK , AN INFUSION OF TOBACCO INCREASED THE POTENCY OF THE BLACK DRINK . NATIVES USED TOBACCO TO CLEAR THE MIND ,CALM THE SOUL , STAVE OFF HUNGER , AND FOR THE SHEER ENJOYMENT OF IT . IT'S PRINCIPAL USE , HOWEVER WAS SPIRITUAL ! JUST AS THE FLAME OF A COUNCIL FIRE WAS THOUGHT TO BE A PIECE OF THE SUN BROUGHT BACK TO MOTHER EARTH , SO THE SMOKING FROM BURNING TOBACCO WAS SEEN AS A MIGHTY PRAYER RISING UP TO THE GREAT SPIRIT . TRIBAL MEMBERS SMOKED TOBACCO TO WARD OFF EVIL , CAST OUT WTCHES , HEAL THE SICK , BRING RAIN , ENSURE FAIR WEATHER FOR A JOURNEY ,SO POTENT WERE IT'S EFFECTS THAT WHEN ANYONE AROSE IN COUNCIL WITH A PIPE IN HIS HAND , HIS LISTENERS KNEW HE WOULD SPEAK ONLY THE TRUTH . WHENEVER TWO FOES WOULD SIT DOWN TO THE BARGIN , THE SMOKE OF THE PEACE PIPE WOULD CLEANSE THEIR HEARTS AND ENSURE THAT THEIR NEW ACCORD WOULD LAST FOREVER AND EVER ! MOST OF MY ARTIFACTS ARE LEGALY OBTAINED FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND THIS IS NOT A GRAVE ITEM AND WAS LEGALLY OBTAINED ! I ACCEPT PAYPAL , PERSONAL CHECK AND MONEY ORDERS ! Winner pays $6.50 shipping Insurance optional .WILL SHIPWORLD WIDE BUT EXTRA SHIPING FEES APPLY TO OUT OF COUNTRY SALES ! I ACCEPT ONLY INTERNATIONAL MONEY ORDERS OR PAYPAL FOR OUT OF COUNTRY SALES . SOLD A WITH A 14 day money back guarantee ! IF QUALITY NATIVE ITEMS ARE WHAT YOU SEEK THEN DON'T SETTLE FOR ANYTHING LESS ! QUALITY MEANS EVERYTHING IN YOUR COLLECTION ! BID NOW AND BEST OF LUCK !!!!!!