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Tomahawk model
Object Number 29-19-10/98450
Display Title Tomahawk model
Descriptions
Inventory Description Axe, sharpened and grooved stone head, hafted to wood handle withhide, chipped
Classification
  • Axe
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Cherokee
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / North Carolina / Swain County
North America / United States / North Carolina / Jackson County
Additional Geographic Terms Cherokee Reservation; Big Cove Community
Materials Stone, Wood, Hide
Dimensions Overall: 34 x 7.2 x 2.3 cm (13 3/8 x 2 13/16 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 98450
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (1929 - 1929)

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