Calling for all people knowlagable on Native American Artifacts!

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

Found this on my last hunt on Sunday at a old home site surrounded by feilds. I found this in one of my holes right against the feilds and was curious if anyone thinks what I've heard on it? At first I thought it was a pipe stem but my good friend Luke told me that it looks like it wasn't imported and possibly a Native American pipe stem...he said that he's heard of them being made out of red clay before too. Could this possibly be that? This was also found in a town that was flooded with Native Americans for thousands of years and people have been finding hundreds of arrow heads in the towns feilds. This is also not to far away from where o found my first arrow head too. Any info or just anyone's in take is greatly appreciated!

 

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[Peter Iredale]

Doesnt look native. Looks like a farm tool

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

Doesnt look native. Looks like a farm tool

Thanks for the input, but I'm going to have to disagree with you. How could it be a farm tool when it's made of fragile clay?

 

[Isaac]

The double hole is interesting too, I found a colonial white clay pipe with that same double hole. I think it could be Native OR a pipe made here in the USA in colonial times. I think Native though but I know next to nothing about this stuff.

 

[RGINN]

Most native pipes that I have found or have examined were carved and that one appears to have been molded and fired. A molded fired clay pipe would work but I haven't seen one in plains cultures. Most European pipes though appear to have been fired clay. Look down the bore of the piece. Native pipes were drilled out, piece of cane with sand would work, and the hole will gradually narrow. You will see rings on the wall of the hole. Nice find.

 

[Rege-PA]

Formed clay pipes, some tempered with shell or just clay are common on Eastern sites in a variety of shapes and effigies, yours looks to be one. English and French pipes were made from a mold. Good find!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

I'm thinking of it as the bowl-end fragment of a pipe.
Big opening, flared-end, and the other end,
a small hole....
Made of clay
...then, easily replaceable.
Made out of stone, then it would take longer to make.

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

Most native pipes that I have found or have examined were carved and that one appears to have been molded and fired. A molded fired clay pipe would work but I haven't seen one in plains cultures. Most European pipes though appear to have been fired clay. Look down the bore of the piece. Native pipes were drilled out, piece of cane with sand would work, and the hole will gradually narrow. You will see rings on the wall of the hole. Nice find.

Thank you very much for the information! I just uploaded some more pictures of it cleaned up!

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

Formed clay pipes, some tempered with shell or just clay are common on Eastern sites in a variety of shapes and effigies, yours looks to be one. English and French pipes were made from a mold. Good find!

Thank you! I believe it is Native American because of how crude and handmade it is and you can see the two holes are different sizes.

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

I'm thinking of it as the bowl-end fragment of a pipe.
Big opening, flared-end, and the other end,
a small hole....
Made of clay
...then, easily replaceable.
Made out of stone, then it would take longer to make.

Thanks! I'm thinking it might be the bowl end too. Just uploaded some more pictures!

 

[Pennsylvania Treasures]

The double hole is interesting too, I found a colonial white clay pipe with that same double hole. I think it could be Native OR a pipe made here in the USA in colonial times. I think Native though but I know next to nothing about this stuff.

Thanks Isaac! I'm sure of it being hand made after cleaning it up. You cave see how crude it is and how the two holes are different sizes