Pipe tomahawk

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Culture/People: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from an unknown source in London, England, in 1937.
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Place: Alberta or Saskatchewan; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Plains Cree (Prairie Cree); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 19/5703
Barcode: 195703.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials: Metal head, wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aba41ec3-3ed0-4e7b-9aea-c5e0064f4f78

Record ID: NMAI_209180