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Object Number
985-27-10/60397
Display Title
Spontoon pipe tomahawk. Spear-type head, barrel-shaped bowl. Oval eye.
Descriptions
Object Description
Spontoon pipe tomahawk. Culture area unknown. Spear type of head. Phalanges which curl toward haft. Barrel-shaped bowl. Oval eye.
Inventory Description
Tomahawk pipe, wood handle, metal pipe bowl and blade on one end, curved designs
Classification
- Pipe
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Wood, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 47.5 x 25.9 x 3 cm (18 11/16 x 10 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60397, 34376
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
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