Traditional Ceremonial Elbow Pipes

Authentic Native American Pipestone Elbow Pipes
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Darwin & Christine Wallenburg Rare Black, Brown, & Speckled 15" Elbow Pipeavailable
Rare Black, Brown, & Speckled 15" Elbow Pipe
available

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 10-1/2" Personal Elbow Pipe soldBut You Can Order One Like This
10-1/2" Personal Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 22" Italian Alabaster Elbow PipesoldBut You Can Order One Like This
22" Italian Alabaster
Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 5-5/8" Spotted Elbow PipesoldBut You Can Order One Like This
5-5/8" Spotted
Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 21-1/4" Black Pipestone Elbow Pipeavailable
21-1/4" Black Pipestone Elbow Pipe
available

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 28-1/8" Black Pipestone Crested Elbow PipesoldBut You Can Order One Like This
28-1/8" Black Pipestone Crested Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 16-1/2" Catlinite Elbow Pipe (Black Walnut Stem)soldBut You Can Order One Like This
16-1/2" Catlinite Elbow Pipe
(Black Walnut Stem)
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 8-3/4" Personal Black Elbow Pipe soldBut You Can Order One Like This
8-3/4" Personal Black Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 12-3/4" White AlabasterElbow Pipew/ Sumac Stemavailable
12-3/4" White Alabaster
Elbow Pipe
w/ Sumac Stem
available

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 5-1/4" Personal Leopard Colored PipesoldBut You Can Order One Like This
5-1/4" Personal Leopard Colored Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 21-1/8" Ceremonial Elbow PipesoldBut You Can Order One Like This
21-1/8" Ceremonial Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Darwin & Christine Wallenburg 11-1/8" Spotted Elbow PipesoldBut You Can Order One Like This
11-1/8" Spotted Elbow Pipe
sold
But You Can Order One Like This

Elbow or L-Bowl pipes have been around for a long, long, time. They are not specific to the "Plains" tribes like many of our pipes that are available for purchase are. There have been many pipes of this style found in excavations and by individuals that are 100's of years old.

We occasionally make elbow pipes that are fashioned after some of these older pipes that have been found, but most of the pipes on this site will be a variation of the style used by many Plains tribes.

From the information I have heard and have been able to gather, elbow pipes among the Plains Indians were most often used for casual smoking. The stems on these pipes would be made as long or as short as needed so that when the individual who was using the pipe was sitting on the ground, he or she could simply rest the pipe bowl on the ground when it was being smoked.

If any of the elbow pipes we have for sale on this site are fashioned after an authenticated old pipe that we've seen in a book, magazine, or other publication, we will make note of the publication that the picture can be found in, and you will find that in the description for that particular pipe. If it's a pipe that interests you, then you can go to the publication noted and see how closely it resembles the antique pipe.

The larger and medium sized Elbow pipes, that you'll see on this site, will make great pipes for ceremony. Even though this type of pipe was used a lot for casual smoking in yesteryears, the are quite commonly used for ceremony in modern times. The smaller versions of this style are often purchased when an individual wants to gift a personal pipe to someone. i.e. a pipe that will be used for prayer by a single individual or maybe occasionally with a close friend.

If you see a thumbnail of a pipe that you interests you, or you think you might want to purchase, just click on the thumbnail and you will be able to get more information about that particular pipe.

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