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
Object number2022.56.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Proper left of tomahawk head: Bird, Sun, USID [backwards S] (United States Indian Department)
Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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c. 1785–1815
Ash; painted and gilded, composition decoration; original linen and horsehair foundation; gilded brass tacks; and modern silk cover
B.91.51
Lissa Hunter
1995
Waxed linen thread, paper cord, paper, MDF, paint, tacks, willow, stones, pod, and flower petals
2007.1569.A-.L
