4 Wind Pipes

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$66.00
51 355 $51.00 - $355.00
Unavailable
per item

These pipes are made to order. Please all 4-6 weeks for making the pipe. If you wish to know what we have in stock, you can call 507-825-3734 and we will be happy to go over what we have available. Our shop is run by artists and volunteers and is open most days from 12-4pm Tuesday-Sunday.


The pipes are all unique and handmade by various native Indian artists. Product may differ from image. If the pipe is in stock it can be shipped within two to three business days. Buying multiple pipes may result in an overcharge for shipping any excess charges will be refund to your card once your order.


Pipes by specific artist may be available on request.


Sizes:

X mini = Bowl 2" + Stem 6"

Mini   = Bowl 3" + Stem 9"

Small  = Bowl 4." + Stem 12"

Medium = Bowl 6" + Stem 18"

Large  = Bowl 7" + Stem 24"

This pipe style is commonly known as a four winds style pipe. The origin of the 4 winds pipe is fairly recent, being around for only a couple hundred years. The rings of the Four Winds pipe represents the four directions and may have been originally used as decorations to represent something like the four cardinal directions. These marks are carved around the bowl they are put there to remind the user to honor the 4 directions when loading and smoking the pipe. Today folks continue this honoring and have rings carved on the shank (back where the stem is inserted) or the bowl (the piece where the tobacco is put) of the pipe.