Tomahawk/Axe

National Museum of the American Indian

Object Details

Culture/People
Sioux
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in 1918.
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Date created
1850-1870
Catalog Number
7/4629
Barcode
074629.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Tomahawk/Axe
Media/Materials
Metal head, wood
Techniques
Pyroengraved
Place
North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
See related items
Sioux
Personal items
National Museum of the American Indian
Record ID
NMAI_80364
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6222e0aab-f7b2-493a-961c-a6746b5c5dbe
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