Spontoon–Type Pipe Tomahawk

CultureWestern Plains Tribe, English
Titles
  • Spontoon–Type Pipe Tomahawk
Datec. 1790–1880
MediumWood, iron, and brass tacks
Dimensions23 5/16 × 9 1/16 × 1 3/4 in. (59.2 × 23 × 4.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2022.56.A,.B
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryN/A
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Proper left of tomahawk head: Bird, Sun, USID [backwards S] (United States Indian Department)
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