Caption:
Pipe Bowl, c. 1860, 2 1/4 x 1 3/8 x 2 15/16 in. (5.7 x 3.5 x 7.5 cm), Stone, United States, 19th century, The image of a bull elk with his outstrectched neck and antlers low on his shoulders is carved in shallow relief on the underside of this elbow-shaped pipe bowl. The circle or hoop near the animal's foreleg may associate this pipe bowl with the Elk Dreamer's Society. This pipe is displayed upside down.