Plains Great Lakes Native American Beaded Pipe w Leather Tobacco Bag Framed
Beadwork pattern appears to be a maple leaf with a fire with crossed logs and flame underneath. Within the maple leaf are cobalt blue colored seed beads that appear to be in the shape of a downward pointing arrow towards a carved canoe. The bag measures approximately 18 inch x 6 inch while the pipe is around 9.5 inch length.
The bag has a flap cover along with leather strip accents. The pipe has a carved and polished bone stem with a wooden body that has been beaded with a green brown and black color steatite bowl and wooden body accented with a tuft of what appears to be rabbit fur. In my opinion the pipe and bag are historic in age likely created within the last 150 years. Condition is mint G10+ Museum Quality.The matched pair were framed by the previous owner on a linen covered board enclosed in a custom-made plexiglass cover. The cover is easily removable via 6 flat head screws and the frame is ready to hang on the wall.
The previous owner was a Lt. Colonel retired USAF whom became a commercial aircraft pilot and ultimately worked as a consultant for a Dallas, Texas energy group.