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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
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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