HOPEWELL
PLATFORM PIPES

TREMPER MOUND
SCIOTO COUNTY, OHIO
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COPYRIGHT DECEMBER 31, 2009 PETER A. BOSTROM

     This picture shows many of the best examples of the animal effigy platform pipes that were discovered by Mills during the 1915 excavation of Tremper Mound. The Tremper Mound pipes include sculptured images of owls, hawks, ducks, cranes, quail, prairie chicken, crow, toads, turtles, beaver, otter, mink, raccoon, rabbit, squirrel, porcupine, possum, fox, wolf, bobcat, bear, mountain lion, dog and deer. These pipes are currently on display in the Ohio Historical Center's Museum.

Tremper Mound Hopewell animal effigy pipes, Ohio.

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