Where can I buy a peace pipe?

Question

(either a replica or an authentic Native American Peace pipe?... no hash pipe's please... I'm merely trying to reconnect with a part of my ancestry.

Answer 1

Native americans in southern Utah make great pipes out of soapstone... In the upper midwest, see the elder at a sweatlodge for a real one.

Answer 2

Okay. Please don't buy a pipe online or from someone you don't know. A pipe is something that should either be gifted to you or you should get from someone you know and trust. And it's not called a peace pipe so if you use that term you won't have any luck finding anything authentic. There are several reasons you don't want to get a pipe in this way, just trust me. If you are truly trying to connect with your culture get involved in your local Native community. Someone there will be able to help you.
Easy ways to get involved: Many larger cities have Native American organizations, Most Colleges and Univerisities have Native organizations/clubs/student unions where non-students are always welcomed, or look for local Native events such as Pow-wows.

Check out this website to make sure you aren't running off any stereotypes, it is pretty simplistic but it works:
http://www.bluecorncomics.com/stbasics.htm

Answer 3

I'm just me so I only know what I've been told by some great people...but that kind of thing is too sacred to just pick up on eBay or anywhere else. Not that it can't be found in such places...but it's probably not legit and I've always gotten the idea that people are very offended by that. It is unlikely that you could just get an 'authentic' one...as being the sacredness I just mentioned... At best, maybe you should learn how to make your own, probably the most respectable way to go about it... Besides...though I can't say for all tribes...at least for one I know the bowl shape normally depends on gender so you'd need to learn that first, what would be proper for you...

Answer 4

You should look into how pipes are made. The significance in the Peace Pipe is how it is made, and the process of first smoking it. There are many ways you can learn to make your own. If you really want it to have meaning, you should try to make one on your own.

Also, you will need to research the specific ethnic group you ancestry comes from. Each group had their own customs, courtesies, and tradition concerning how pipes were made, when they were used, and the specific practices for smoking them.

Answer 5

Lonely Skywolf, the journey must be traveled until you speak with a pipe carrier. Then you will be taught the way of understanding that is found upon honoring that which is an honor to know.
It is the knowledge found that full fills not a game played.
Then you will realize that what you seek of your ancestry has to do with your respect of the pipe that identifies your intentions and then in reality you will find your connection.

Answer 6

Hello,
Go to any First Nations Band office. (Any Reserve).
They have the most beautiful pipes in their gift shop /s.
Most hand craved, marking and meanly write up on the artist whom made the pipe.
To buy there, well what better way to bring you closer to your ancestor's. Right?

Answer 7

Why not research a bit about the stone used, see if you can obtain some and make your own using the old techniques? What a way to connect with your culture!

Answer 8

Try to search it on the net. I'll bet there a lots of Native Americans who still make them by hand for sale.

Answer 9

Have you tried the South Dakota Black Hills area? You could even try an Indian reservation.

Answer 10

how about one of those Indian casinos? you know ,the ones they are forced to operate by the white man......................