Pipestone

Between here and the James river is the area where the Natives of all the nations in the West 'mined' the pipestone Catlinite or "pipestone", a form of red talc. ❋ Unknown (1812)

For some tribes, pipestone -- a reddish, claylike stone from which ceremonial pipes were carved -- is sacred; when they objected to its use for the floor of a performance space, the architects found a substitute. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Ginny had acquired several fine specimens, a jet buffalo, a pipestone buck sheep, a dolomite deer, a black marble fish, a serpentine snake ¦ She spread them on the block before the head. ❋ Anderson, Poul, 1926- (1999)

Nelson took an incredibly long, beautiful pipe and touched the pipestone bowl to the stone. ❋ M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona (1997)

Finishing, Marilyn placed the tobacco in the blood-colored pipestone bowl of her pipe. ❋ M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona (1997)

When the song ended, we prayed again—a prayer for each direction, and a pinch of tobacco for each prayer, until the pipestone bowl was full. ❋ M.D. Lewis Mebl-Madrona (1997)

On a dirt floor the color of pipestone the Roadman had spread a velvet cloth on which he placed a sheath of tobacco leaves, a leather bag, a whistle, a rattle, and a stack of corn husks and leaves. ❋ Wade Davis (1996)

The Woman's Club of Pipestone, Minn., showed specimens of pipestone and jasper belonging to group 116, class 682. ❋ Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission (N/A)

There were five large wall pieces of granite, one of Winona stone, one of pipestone, and one of Frontenac stone. ❋ Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission (N/A)

During the summer there were many tasks -- blue berries to be gathered in the woods, canoes to be built, tepees to be repaired, turnips to be dug, and pipestone to be brought from the far distant quarry. ❋ Marcus L. Hansen (N/A)

The tribes formerly had a quarry there, and the spawls and arrowheads and spear-points thus obtained were bartered from tribe to tribe, as were red pipestone calumets. — ❋ Unknown (1904)

Some miles from the lodges a band of old chiefs met De la Vérendrye and gravely handed him a grand calumet of pipestone ornamented with eagle feathers. ❋ Unknown (1903)

Out of his pouch the Tallega drew the eagle-shaped ceremonial pipe of red pipestone, and when he had fitted it to the feathered stem, blew a salutatory whiff of smoke to the Great Spirit. ❋ Mary Hunter Austin (1901)

They is one girl who i like she is from pipestone she dont know no moren i do she says my dress is pritty -- ol nig an the drake all rite i wish i was home. ❋ Hamlin Garland (1900)

I can see the blue smokes of their council fires, and see the men dancing, and the painted Indians sitting around, and the great council pipe passing -- red pipestone, with eagle feathers on the stem; and meat hanging in camp, and the squaws cooking, dogs yelping, drums going. ❋ Emerson Hough (1890)

Some of the pioneer parties discovered the pipestone quarry, and many traditions cling about this landmark. ❋ Unknown (1882)