Pipe tomahawk

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Date created: 1840-1860

Culture/People: Wyandotte [Oklahoma]
Previous owner: Star Young, Seneca [Oklahoma]
Seller: Charles Jeebo, Wyandotte [Oklahoma]
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Formerly owned by Star Young (Oklahoma Wyandotte); purchased from Charles Jeebo (Oklahoma Wyandotte) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Quapaw Agency; Ottawa County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Wyandotte [Oklahoma]; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9565
Barcode: 019565.000

Object Type: Personal items
Native Term: a nu'n da me'n shra

Object Name: Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials: Wood, iron/steel head
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 40 x 17.2 x 2.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws638498a91-6879-47ef-b115-5c78547d211c

Record ID: NMAI_20919