Mississippian Culture Hopewell Platform Effigy Pipe “Museum Quality Artifact”
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:3704 | Provenance: Ownership History Available |
Material: Pottery |
Condition: Flawless, no damage or any cracks on this vessel. Condition denotes possible use in burial ritual.Platform is 11” long & 2 wide, total height from table to top of babies head & stump is 3” high. Intricately carved stone, with fine detailed carving Color is polished mottled grey stone. Original patina remains untouched.
History: Mississippian Culture were the last mound building cultu...res. They covered the Midwestern & Southeastern North American region. This quality of platform pipe would have been used for burial rituals. And associated with the elite, because of the quality detail on the pipe. Mound builders had extensive trading routes between each culture. Because the Mississippian cultures areas are all connected by waterways/rivers. Tennessee, Ohio & the Mississippi Rivers.
Personal History: I am 76 years old, I grew up on the Tennessee River. When I was young we did not have TV so us kids would roam the river banks and climb in caves. I have sold & gifted buckets full of points, but kept the best including pottery, pipes, banner stones, boat stones, ceremonial spuds and more. I will continue to add more each day, while I am feeling good. This pipe came from the “rameycollection”, my father was born in 1884 in Lyon Co.KY. My father worked and hunted from TN, KY to the Mississippi River. I was fortunate to have received family found artifacts along with what I found as child. To enable me to present some very special museum quality artifacts. Questions welcomed!