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TUBE PIPE This is the largest of the twelve tube pipes that were found on the Coal Draw site in north central Wyoming. It was discovered in the 1950's, along with two other pipes. They were laying fairly close together, in fragments, on a talus slope just below a high sandstone wall. It's believed they were once held together inside some type of container like a bag. This pipe is also the most intricately engraved example. It has mysterious looking bird-like figures and short parallel lines around the end of the largest opening. The surface of this pipe is also highly polished. This is a very well crafted tube pipe. It's made of green steatite and measures 7 15/16 inches (20.2 cm) long and 2 1/8 inches (5.3 cm) in diameter.
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