It is 4 inches long. At the bottom part, another piece of metal comes to the front, and the hole is for the pipe stem. We would like to know anything you can tell us about it and if it has any value. Thank you, Audrey Click here for the appraisal. It is, of course, legal to own this pipe as it was collected pre-1963.
Pipes are very important items as their smoke was thought to carry prayers.
Yours, of classic Ojibwa form, with short shaft, large bowel and metal inlay, dates from about 1880. Native Americans, post-European contact, often inlaid highly valued metal on significant objects.