Throughout time, many Indigenous Peoples have carved pipes from sacred pipestone, hence its name. The smoke from these pipes carries prayers to the Creator according to traditional beliefs. Pipestone is a reddish argillaceous stone which is basically fossilized clay. Long ago clay was deposited on top of sand perhaps by a flood or other natural phenomenon and then quickly buried under more quartz sand. Pressure and heat transformed the sand into quartzite and the clay into pipestone which is why the softer pipestone is found between harder rock layers. Pipestone deposits have a unique chemical signature. Traces of the iron bearing mineral hematite give the natural material a captivating red color. Vivella Cheama's sweet Horse enjoys some quiet time, sculpted from rich pipestone to a size of approximately 1 3/4" long, 1/2" wide and 1 1/4" tall. Tranquil eyes are from turquoise inlays.
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