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Pipe tomahawk
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Pipe tomahawk

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Date1881
MediumMetal, wood, textile
DimensionsOther: 57 cm (22 7/16 in.) (shaft)
Other: 20 cm (7 7/8 in.) (blade)
Other: 83 cm (32 11/16 in.) (pendant)
ClassificationsWeapons and Ammunition
Credit LineGift of Ogden B. Read
Object number1881.3.8
DescriptionTomahawk, iron head, wooden handle partially bound with copper wire. The other portions studded with copper-headed beads. A heavily beaded piece of cloth attached to handle, also a long strip of red flannel.
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