Pipestone, Minnesota - A Native American polishes a pipe he has made from pipestone at Pipestone National Monument. Native Americans have quarried pip

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Pipestone, Minnesota - A Native American polishes a pipe he has made from pipestone at Pipestone National Monument. Native Americans have quarried pipestone (Catlinite) here for hundreds of years, using it to carve the pipes used in daily life and sacred rituals.

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Location: Pipestone, Minnesota, United States
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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