Hey Mike - I've never seen one of those, but it's sure an interesting pipe. Keep us posted if you find out more. The Moravians at Old Salem in NC used similar glazes, FWIW...


Carl Steen



-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Angst <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Fri, Dec 3, 2010 10:23 am
Subject: Looking for help identifying a pipe


Hello.  I recently uncovered a stub-stemmed face pipe in a root cellar in 
Knoxville, TN.  This is a Euro-American site and the cellar dated from ca. 
1820s-1860s, but was badly disturbed by construction of a 20th century house in 
the same location.  The pipe is a white clay with green glaze with what looks 
like a monkey face.  Photos are posted at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mangst/.  
There is an identical one posted on-line at the Florida Museum of Natural 
History (http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/histarch/photoout1.asp?id=179), recovered from 
the Ximenez-Fatio House in St. Augustine, but I haven't been able to find out 
anything more about it.  Has anyone come across anything like this before?  
Thanks in advance, Mike