Native American Chief Folk Art Clay Pipe Bowl chip-carved with a bit of brown

with a bit of brown stain on the interior bottom and a bit of minor scratching on one side of the exterior

and think they make for quite the extraordinary little curiosity

but surely this could be used for that as well

) Early 20th century I believe

Native American Chief Folk Art Clay Pipe Bowl chip-carved with a bit of brownThis clay pipe bowl shaped like the head of a Native American chief appears to me to have been hand sculpted of clay, and signed KH (but it wasn't me who made it!) . With a regal, intense face and wonderfully detailed long mane of hair, he has seen quite a bit of smoking, with the interior and lip of the bowl itself is quite blackened, with a little burning to the tips of the feathers on his headdress as well. The rest of the clay has a nice warm