Catlinite

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• Catlinite — (also called pipestone or pipeclay) is a type of argillite (metamorphosed mudstone), usually brownish red in color, which occurs in a matrix of Sioux quartzite. Because it is fine grained and easily worked, it is prized by Native Americans for… …   Wikipedia

• Catlinite — Cat lin*ite, n. [From George Catlin, an American traveler.] A red clay from the Upper Missouri region, used by the Indians for their pipes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• catlinite — [ katlɪnʌɪt] noun a red clay of the Upper Missouri region, the sacred pipestone of the American Indians. Origin C19: from the name of the American artist George Catlin + ite1 …   English new terms dictionary

• catlinite — cat·lin·ite …   English syllables

• catlinite — ˈkatlə̇ˌnīt noun ( s) Etymology: George Catlin died 1872 American artist + English ite : a red indurated clay from the upper Missouri region used by Indians for tobacco pipes : pipestone …   Useful english dictionary

• Peace pipe — A peace pipe, also called a calumet or medicine pipe, is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by many Native American tribes, traditionally as a token of peace.A common material [See Longfellow s Hiawatha] for calumet pipe bowls is red pipestone or… …   Wikipedia

• Calumet (pipe) — Peace pipe redirects here. For other uses, see Peace pipe (disambiguation). A Lakota (Sioux) chanunpa pipestem, without the pipe bowl, displayed at the United States Library of Congress A Calumet is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by some Native… …   Wikipedia

• Pipestone National Monument — Infobox protected area | name = Pipestone National Monument iucn category = III caption = locator x = 146 locator y = 48 location = Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA nearest city = Pipestone, Minnesota lat degrees = 44 lat minutes = 0 lat seconds …   Wikipedia

• Haida Argillite Carvings — came into existence during the 1800s. These carvings were mostly born out of the Haida desire to trade with the European explorers who came to their shores. Argillite carvings, therefore, are commonly seen as a tourist art because they were… …   Wikipedia

• Calumet — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Calumet (homonymie). Un « Calumet de la paix » Lakota (Sioux) sans le fourneau conservé à la Bibliothèque du Congrès des Etats Unis Un calumet est une …   Wikipédia en Français