[ BUREAU OF ETHNOLOGY ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT PL. XXXVIII]
STONE TOBACCO PIPES.
Other pipes are of hard slate and very dark without markings. All the material is hard and the effect of the fire within renders them harder and liable to crack if used in very cold weather. These pipes vary but little in shape (I have figured three—Pl. XXXVIII and Fig. 123—to show the pattern), but there is considerable difference in size. The largest ones are made of the green stone, while the smaller ones are made of other stones. The stem is of spruce wood and is prepared by boring a small hole through the stick lengthwise and whittling it down to the required size. It is from 4 to 8 inches long and is often ornamented with a band of many colored beads.
Fig. 123.—Stone tobacco pipe.
Fig. 124.—Pipecleaner,
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