Pipe Tomahawk
Datec. 1825
Object PlaceW. Great Lakes, United States, North America
MediumWrought iron, steel, wood, silver and lead inlay
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Dimensions6 3/4 x 18 3/8 inches (17.1 x 46.7 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number81.204
DescriptionPipe tomahawk consisting of a wrought iron blade with steel cutting edge and a hickory (?) handle decorated with silver bands, three fish, two double acorns and two curved cut-out shapes. Lead inlay under blade and at mouthpiece. Blade inlaid with silver Masonic compass and square, two hearts, two acorns, half moon, dots and border. Cartouche engraved on top of blade.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 3
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler
Purchased by M. G. Chandler from a stone relic collector in Lexington, Kentucky.
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