Bidspirit auction | Native American Shamans Medicine Tube

Native American Shamans Medicine Tube Biconical Pipe - Rare Prehistoric Native American Shamans Carved Stone Medicine Tube Biconical Pipe, from Davidson County, Tennessee | Carved steatite stone tubular pipe (medicine tube, blowing tube, sucking tube, etc.) with two high relief center rings | Approx. Dimensions: 8.75” L x 1.75” W; Approx. Weight: 1.6 lbs | Excellent Condition | Provenance: Estate of Dr. Ora & Eleanor Eads, Nashville, TN | References: 1) Joseph D. McGuire, 1899, ”Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Aborigines, Based on Material in the U.S. National Museum.” Reports of the U.S.; 2) Lar Hothem, 1990, ”North American Indian Ornamental & Ceremonial Artifacts” - Identification and Value Guide.