The Effigy Pipes
Here are 2
examples of the Effigy work I do in stone pipes. The Human Head is a 'standard' design I
use, and a very old style of the Southeastern US People. The pipe just above this text is
a Spirit Bird, stylized Effigy in Catlinite. I do many Bird Effigies and in many different
styles. I guess I am going to have to produce a Catalog or Brochure I can send out to
people on those, either that or create a whole lot more Web Pages for them.
The important thing is that each of these Effigy Pipes and Styles is unique, as
they are completely hand carved, and I never know exactly what they will look like, (
other than 'good' <G>), until they are completed. Effigies are more difficult to
carve, of course, than a plain Pipe, and a lot more time is comsumed in their production.
The Pipes shown here have about 45 hours each in their construction from raw stone and
wood to the completed Pipe. Stem materials for my Effigies are Cedar, Sourwood, Walnut,
and Swamp Ashe. Other materials are the same as for the Plain styles I do.
The Other Styles I do in Effigy are, Horse, Horse Head, Deer, Deer Head, Bear, Bear
Head, Laying Bird, Flying Bird, Eagle Head, Hawk Head, Turtle, Turtle Head, Snake,
and Snake head. Unfortunately, I do not have pictures of these yet, but now you know what
I meant by more web pages. As I carve some new ones ( I don't usually keep them for very
long), I will put the pics up here. Listen below are current retail prices on these. The
Quality, I can guarantee, is as good as the Human Head shown above.
Prices
All Prices are per each and DO NOT include Shipping. I like to ship UPS unless you live on a desert island that they don't serve. They take care of stuff better than the Post Office. The UPS Website has all the info you need from FOB Winston-Salem, NC. , and the average packed weight is 2 pounds.
Human Head
Effigy-- 1 piece Personal/Ceremonial Pipe, as shown above-- $285.00
Spirit Bird Effigy -- 2 -piece Ceremonial Pipe, similar to above-- $235.00
Full Horse - 2 piece Ceremonial
-- very detailed - $650.00 ( weight 4 lbs.)
Horse Head - 2 piece
Ceremonial -- very detailed - $285.00
Deer Head same as above.
Full Deer--2-piece Ceremonial ---very detailed--- $475.00
Bear -- 2-piece Ceremonial --very detailed -- $520.00
Bear Head -- 1-piece Personal --very detailed-- $245.00
Laying Bird -- 2-piece Ceremonial -- very detailed -- $425.00
Flying Bird -- 2 - piece Ceremonial -- very detailed T-type -- $225.00
Eagle/Hawk Head --1 - piece Personal -- very detailed -- $175.00
Turtle -- 2 - piece Ceremonial --very detailed -- $375.00
Turtle Head/Snake Head -- 1 - piece Personal -- $175.00
Snake -- 2-piece Ceremonial -- very detailed -- $375.00
The price differentials reflect degree of difficulty and time. A Horse Pipe, for instance, can take up to 100 hours to carve, while the average Snake Head takes around 40 hours. The prices are also for either Catlinite or Steatite Pipes, your choice, and you can specify that in your order. All of my Cedar Stems are Flat, or "Beaver Tail" style, which is the old style of stem. Due to the nature of Sourwood and Ashe, all of these Stems are round, more or less, and come as Nature formed them, and She does a better job than a Human can do.
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