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Catlinite Pipestone with Beaded Stem

Chaska

Catlinite Pipestone with Beaded Stem, Odd but Great by Chaska

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  • catlinite pipe
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American Indian

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Odd but Great

Subject

Birds

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Chaska, Myron Taylor, catlinite pipe

Savvy Price $145.00
Gallery Price $185.00
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Title
Catlinite Pipestone with Beaded Stem
Artist
Chaska
Medium
Catlinite, pine, leather, glass beads
Size
Pipe is 14 1/2" length overall. 2 1/4" height X 1" width (bird). Catlinite pipestone is 3 1/4" in length
Signed
"Chaska" signed underneath catlinite
Date of creation
Circa 1985
Condition
Very good, as some strips of leather fringe are bent.
Provenance
BMC W from Sedona, AZ
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About The Catlinite Pipestone with Beaded Stem

His wings are folded.  He sits patiently atop the red pipestone that is textured to resemble a tree branch.

"Catlinite is a type of argillite usually brownish-red in color, which occurs in a matrix of Sioux quartzite. Because it is fine-grained and easily worked, it is prized by American Indians for use in making sacred pipes such as calumets (hollow reed).

Pipestone quaries are located and preserved in Pipestone National Monument outside of Pipestone, Minnesota in Pipestone County, Minnesota and at the Pipestone River in Ontario, Canada."  taken from Wikipedia


About Chaska

Myron Taylor is a Vietnam veteran who is a fifth generation pipe maker, and has been carving pipestone for over thirty years. His name, 'Chaska' has the meaning of 'eldest male child'.

His grandfather, Joe Taylor, came to the area in 1904 and was one of the most active quarries and carvers of all time.  A master artist, he specializies in effigy and silver inlaid pipes, as well as outstanding examples of many other traditional pipe styles. In the past, he has worked for the National Park Service, and has worked as a seasonal craft demonstrator for the Pipestone Indian Shrine Assocation.

Myron is a member of the Santee Dakota Nation.

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