Pipe from a Special Place

[fishnbanjo]

This next pipe is made from Red Pipestone taken from pieces fallen from Pipestone National Monument which can only be done by Native Americans which Pipemaker, John Barrett, is.
The dual circles with dot in the center is John's logo, he used it multiple times on the shank to give it a corn cob appearance but if you find a pipe with a double circle and dot either burned in or stamped on the shank that is one of his pipes.
Keeping it smokey with some Esoterica Pembroke.

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[anthonyrosenthal74]

That might be the most interesting pipe you've posted yet. Very cool.

 

[cortezattic]

Here's link to a related PM.com article, and, IIRC, a video of a lecture.

http://pipesmagazine.com/blog/pipe-videos/use-of-tobacco-by-the-north-american-indians-and-the-use-of-the-catlinite-pipes/