BIRD EFFIGY The haunting appearance of this Tremper Mound effigy pipe comes from the individual polyps in the fossil coral limestone that it was made from. Fossil coral may be the most exotic stone that was used to make the Tremper Mound pipes. The bird is identified as an eagle but it's obvious that it is a raptor. This pipe is the largest of the bird effigy pipes. It measures 4 3/4 inches (12.1 cm) long. This pipe is on display in the Ohio Historical Center's museum in Columbus, Ohio.
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