The turtle has significance to many Eastern Woodland Indigenous peoples who believe that the earth was formed on its back. A pipe such as this one was probably used by its owner for special occasions and important gatherings.
Late Woodland. Turtle effigy pipe fragment. ca. 1350. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1985-0703/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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