Ontario Sessional Papers, 1891, . ey pipes, this one, which has been called the panther pipe, is made of steatite. The ears in this specimen are delicately modeled, butin place of the eyes a hole has been bored clear through the head. The legs andpaws are clumsily imitated, and the workmanship on the whole cannot be com-pared with that which characterizes the bear pipe. Two stem holes havebeen bored, one above the other. This apparently useless arrangement understood when it is observed that the lower one, or the one first boredis so large (f in. in diameter) that it wo
Ontario Sessional Papers, 1891, . ey pipes, this one, which has been called the panther pipe, is made of steatite. The ears in this specimen are delicately modeled, butin place of the eyes a hole has been bored clear through the head. The legs andpaws are clumsily imitated, and the workmanship on the whole cannot be com-pared with that which characterizes the bear pipe. Two stem holes havebeen bored, one above the other. This apparently useless arrangement understood when it is observed that the lower one, or the one first boredis so large (f in. in diameter) that it would not always be to find a suitablestem ; a smaller hole, less than | in. in diameter has lieen made close above thethe former, which was no doubt plugged when the pipe was in use. The lightmaiking on the neck is a groove, similar to those on the monkey and bear pipes, but for what purpose does not appear plain. The panther pipe wasfound in the township of Caiden, not far from Balsam Lake, and is now in theG. E. Laidlaw Fir;. 86. (Quarter Size). Another beautiful specimen of aboriginal workmanship is shown Eagle pipe is made of a finely veined and close-grained piece of Huronianslate. The head and beak are remarkabh well formed. The right and left talonsare separated, and through both is a hole to aid in fastening the pipe-head to the 37 64 Victoria. Sessional Papers (No. 21) A. 1891 stem which entered from behind. The wings too, are clearly outlined, but theydo not appear so in the engraving. The total length of this fine relic is five belongs to the Geo. E. Laidlaw collection.
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