Pipe Tomahawk
Date1700-1795
MediumWrought iron, steel, curly maple, engraved silver
DimensionsOverall: 8 x 23 1/2 inches (20.32 x 59.69 cm)
Blade: 8 x 4 x 3/4 inches (20.32 x 10.16 x 1.91 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number81.205
ClassificationsCeremonial Objects
Curator NotesPipe tomahawk consists of wrought iron blade and curly maple handle. Blade has steel cutting edge and engraved silver inlays which include serrated border designs, diamonds and hearts. Handle ornamented with engraved silver bands and diamonds. Engraved silver mouthpiece.
On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
- Bowls Collection
Locations
- (not entered) Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 1, Historical, Gallery
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
M. G. Chandler; Camilus Bundy, Peru, Indiana
Miami tradition states tomahawk given to Miami chief Deaf Man by General Anthony Wayne at Treaty of Greenville, 1795. Camilus Bundy is identified as a Miami Indian, descendant of Frances Slocum, Lost Sister of Wyoming (Valley, Pennsylvania).
Exhibitions
Terms
Peter Miller, a silver expert, believes the silver elements were made no earlier than 1742...
Dr. Jeanne Paulus, UCLA, examined this tomahawk- she finds this a very interesting piece, with evidence that it could have been made as early as 1700, with later alterations.
There are no works to discover for this record.
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