Native American Tomahawk

Object types

tomahawk pipe

Materials

wood

iron

Place

Found/Acquired North America

Date

1800 (circa)

Ethnic group

Made by Northeast Peoples (?)

Made by Plains Peoples (?)

Description

Tomahawk-pipe, with bowl made of iron and a wooden stem.

Inscriptions

Inscription Type: maker's mark

Inscription Script: Stamped into metal blade

Inscription Position: Stamp on left side of tomahawk blade

Inscription Language: English?

Inscription Content: Holtzapfiel

Inscription Comment: Stamp is badly worn, and may possibly say Motlzapfiel instead.

Dimensions

Length: 23 centimetres (of blade)

Length: 56 centimetres (of stem)

Width: 8 centimetres

Acquisition date

1882

Acquisition name

Collected by William Bragge

Purchased from W Wareham

Purchased from Christy Fund

Exhibition History

Exhibited:

1977 15 Dec-1978 30 Oct, Museum of Mankind, Room 9; Smoking Pipes of the North American Indian

2010 6 Jan-5 Apr, British Museum, Room 91, Warriors of the Plains: 200 years of Native North American honour and ritual

Copy and photos from The British Museum.