Bidspirit auction | Pre-Columbian Style Blackware Pipe

Pre-Columbian Style Blackware Pipe - This hand-formed black pottery effigy pipe features a detailed anthropomorphic face sculpted into the bowl with integrated tripod feet for standing stability. Executed in the style of Mesoamerican pre-Columbian ceramic smoking pipes, it displays a burnished dark grey-to-black finish with incised headpiece detailing and a tapering stem with double ring ornamentation near the bit. It shows light surface wear, minor scattered scratches, a small shallow chip on the upper ear/headpiece element exposing the reddish terracotta earthenware substrate, and light soot residue within the bowl interior, remaining intact overall. H 2.25”, W 1.25”, D 5.25”. From the Trenga Collection. Please see photos for condition.