Best Find Of My Life - Effigy Pipe!! New Pictures!!

[The Grim Reaper]

I went out this morning after I got off work and hit one of my Ft Ancient sites. I got there really early and it wasn't even light yet so I tried hunting with a flashlight until it got daylight. I found the Bone Pendant and the small Bone Bead with the flashlight and the rest after it became light enough to see. I wish I would have had my camera with me, but since it was a spur of the moment hunt and I left from work I didn't have it. The Pipe would have made a killer in situ picture. When I first saw it I thought it was a large Deer Antler Arrowpoint and never even thought about it being a Pipe. When I flipped it over and saw the hole for the stem I almost fainted. My heart started pounding and I started sweating and I let out a really loud scream. Definitely the best piece I have ever found in my 44 years of hunting for artifacts.

The first picture is everything I found in the hour and a half I was there and the rest are the Pipe. It has a mouth engraved into the tip at the bottom but no other markings. I was hoping it would have eye engraved in it as well, but trust me I'm not complaining. This thing is in pristine condition. It is made of sandstone and has no damage whatsoever.

Sorry these pictures aren't real clear. I took them in a hurry and will try to get better ones later. My battery died on the camera.

 

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[Worthy55]

Thats a great pipe. I found a cool pipe when I was a young collector . Here are a few pictures of it. I call it Big Bird. 8) 8) 8)

 

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[Tnmountains]

Lol ! I just went back and read your reply. We did not have skunk twenty years ago,haaaa. Did we? I forget.....
Did you ever figure out the effigy on the pipe?
TnMountains

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Lol ! I just went back and read your reply. We did not have skunk twenty years ago,haaaa. Did we? I forget.....
Did you ever figure out the effigy on the pipe?
TnMountains

Speak for yourself. That Meigs County Green was some real killer. lol

As close as I can tell, and the guys I have showed it too, we all think it's a Fish Effigy. I'm taking it to the ASO show in Columbus, Ohio this coming Sunday and I'm sure I'll get some more opinions there.

 

[Tnmountains]

Keep us updated on it.
Later
Richard

 

[jamey]

i dont know if i saw this post but that killer pipe,i wish i could make it to the show,give the address just in case,im kidda spur of the moment. jamey

 

[mickey]

congrats on the blue ribbon today

 

[Tnmountains]

Mickey says you won the blue ribbon at the show today? Give us a Banner update,ok

 

[The Grim Reaper]

Thanks mickey and congrats to you on your award for the Birdstone.

My Pipe got 1st Place for best Miscellaneous field find. I was against mickeys Birdstone and a nice Tube Banner so I felt very fortunate to come away with the ribbon. I showed the Pipe around to a few people and most agreed it looked like a Fish Effigy, so I guess that's what I'll continue to call it. I didn't get to see my Archy buddy so I didn't get to give him the contents I got out of the bowl when I cleaned it. I guess I'll have to try and catch him at a later date.