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=== Pipestone === | |||
[[File:Pipestone.jpg|thumb|200px|Pipestone Pipe, courtesy Minnesota Historical Society Collection]]The following excerpt is from Ben Rapaport's article, '''[[In Pipestone. A puzzling pipe of improvisational ingenuity]]'''. | |||
<blockquote><q>Stone pipes have always been associated with the prehistoric peoples of North America. Specimens from as far back as 2,000 years ago have been encountered throughout the United States in argillite, pipestone, sandstone, soapstone and steatite. Pipestone is a hard, fine-grained, red clay, a type of argillite that ranges in color from mottled pink to brick red, and to rarer colors, such as mottled yellow, green, blue, brown, gray and black (steatite). And it is soft enough to file down with flint tools. It’s extremely durable, withstands intense heat, and doesn’t crack in the sunlight, so it can last for generations.</q></blockquote> | |||
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=== Calabash === | === Calabash === | ||
[[Image:Gourd09_Right.JPG|thumb|Calabash Gourd Pipe With Meerschaum Bowl Insert & Removable Bamboo Stem Extension Courtesy of Frank]] | [[Image:Gourd09_Right.JPG|thumb|Calabash Gourd Pipe With Meerschaum Bowl Insert & Removable Bamboo Stem Extension Courtesy of Frank]] | ||