Pipe Hawk Traditional Ceremonial Peace Axe - Tophatter's Guns'N'Weapons Store - FREE SHIPPINGTobacco was sacred to the many different Native American tribes. The tobacco being burned in a peace pipe is believed to send one's prayers up to the Great Spirit, the creator of all. The Pipe Hawk Traditional Ceremonial Peace Axe is a replica of artifacts unique to North America: created by Europeans as trade objects but often exchanged as diplomatic gifts. They were symbols of the choice Europeans and Native Americans faced whenever they met: one