Mapuche Stone Smoking Pipe
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Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1850 CE. A wonderful smoking pipe, hand-carved from a chocolate-brown stone, with a form resembling a boat. The pipe has a raised receptacle, teardrop-shaped body, and a tapered mouthpiece with a drilled hole for inhalation. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3.125" L x 1.75" W x 1" H (7.9 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.5 cm); 2.25" H (5.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private, Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private H. Kalman collection, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#132557
Pre-Columbian, Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1850 CE. A wonderful smoking pipe, hand-carved from a chocolate-brown stone, with a form resembling a boat. The pipe has a raised receptacle, teardrop-shaped body, and a tapered mouthpiece with a drilled hole for inhalation. Custom museum-quality display stand included. Size: 3.125" L x 1.75" W x 1" H (7.9 cm x 4.4 cm x 2.5 cm); 2.25" H (5.7 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private, Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private H. Kalman collection, California, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#132557
Condition
Surface wear commensurate with age and use, small chips to body along base as well as receptacle, some minor abrasions, and light discoloration, otherwise very good. Light earthen deposits throughout.
Buyer's Premium
- 24.5%
Mapuche Stone Smoking Pipe
Estimate $300 - $450
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