Clay pipe? Native American or?

[gentleone444]

Any ideas?

Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

DR.ÖTEK Metal Detector, Waterproof Gold Detector, Pinpoint & Terrain Modes, Professional Metal Detector - Grab it through Amazon!

[arrow86]

Is it deff clay ? Almost looks like bone

 

[gentleone444]

I thought it was a bone until i grabbed it...that hole runs straight through and theres none of that spongey look you see in bone.

Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk

 

[Indian Steve]

It looks like a non native made pipe. Look up tavern pipes.

 

[Charl]

Those type of kaolin clay pipes were made from 1590 well into the 1800's, and like Indian Steve said, they were known as tavern pipes. When someone was finished their turn in the tavern, the next guy would break a piece of the stem off, and take his turn. So they got smaller as time passed. When new, they often had very long stems. There's a way to date them, measuring the stem hole diameter, and you can date yours that way:

https://www.nps.gov/archeology/afori/howfig_mar4.htm

Most were plain, but they could get pretty fancy as well. The tavern pipes were plain, and mass produced.

Clay Pipe Gallery

 

[Charl]

Clay Tobacco Pipes

Very cool photos here:

http://www.dawnmist.org/claypipehalloffame.htm

 

[The_Piratess]

Most Native American pipes were made of antler, animal horn or bone and especially the bowl.

 

[joshuaream]

Neat find. You should be able to find pictures of a complete one if you search around on the internet.

Most Native American pipes were made of antler, animal horn or bone and especially the bowl.

Pottery and different kinds of stone appear to have been far more common than animal materials. At some sites where preservation was extremely good, there are wooden and even gourd/squash pipes. The only true bone/antler pipes tend to be historic ones made with a metal liner or examples from Alaska. The coastal groups made some with ivory, and the Artic Circle groups made some from Caribou antler.

 

[monsterrack]

What they said.!!!!! Nice find

 

[gentleone444]

1680 to 1720 based on my measurement of the stem hole!

Sent from my LG-H872 using Tapatalk

 

[Digzit2]

Great find.I have never knew they existed until now.