This June 5, 2013 photo shows fourth-generation pipe maker Travis Erickson holding a piece of catlinite _ a sheet of stone _ that he will carve into a traditional Native American pipe at Pipestone ...

Appraisal: Sioux Indian Catlinite Pipes, ca. 1875, from Bismarck, Hour 3. Check out John A. Buxton's appraisal of 1875 Sioux Indian Catlinite Pipes, in Bismarck, Hour 3.

MACKINAW CITY, MI - A collection of trade goods are the latest treasures to emerge from an archaeological dig at Colonial Michilimackinac. Several more artifacts were recently unearthed during the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Cataloged as "Probably Kiowa" (on the ...

A sacred pipe linked to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and sold at auction in Boston on Saturday has been returned to its native home in Minnesota by the person who paid $40,000 for it, the Prairie ...

Because most investigators have been unable to distinguish between visually similar red siltstones, pipestone and catlinite, they have misidentified most archaeological specimens as catlinite.

2 1/4 wide x 6 inches long 6 inches x 26 inches 3 3/8 inches x 4 3/4 inches 16 inches long ...

PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT, Minn. — Like his uncles and grandfather before him, Travis Erickson takes great pride in the handmade pipes he creates using red stone he digs from the ground and carves ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. From card: "Catlinite bowl; flat wood ...