rare as hen's teeth in these parts

[flintmel]

found this a while back walking the riverbed during dry season, made out of soapstone. Hunted for 40+ years and this is my first!

[tncreeker]

Hey thats pretty cool,,was it longer? Wonder what they were smokin? Can you smell the ash in it?

[flintmel]

not sure but don't think so, it is small. When I first spotted it I walked by it a couple times thinking it was a stick. Whatever they were smoking in it, it was only a few puffs worth at a time.

[tncreeker]

LOL,,maybe a few puffs is all that was needed back in the day! It`s a cool one hitter anyway I do not partake,,,,,anymore, but I think they did, thats where visions and prophecies came from.

[Snakeman]

Very nice...and yes very hard to come by in New England...I wonder if the steatite originated from the RI quarries?

[Charl]

Dang, seen more nice New England artifacts since I joined this site then I can believe. The pipe is a killer find.

[flintmel]

I've been a collector for 40+ years now, as I'm in my mid 50's and I still get an adrenaline rush when I find something, pondering how many thousands of years its been since another human made and used the artifact! I have much more and will post in the coming weeks.

[Krisrock]

That Pipes a SMOKER Great find Flintmel.

[BirdCloud]

Congrats on a great find...

[DarkwaterDiver]

Great find. Love It!