Axe
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian
- Previous owner
- Dr. Thomas Walker, Non-Indian
- Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
- Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
- Donor
- Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
- Honoree
- Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected about 1830; formerly in the collection of Dr. Thomas Walker (a physician in the Akron, Ohio, area); acquired by Harold J. Hibben (1881-1956, a noted tomahawk collector) from Dr. Walker's estate at an unknown date; inherited by Harold Hibben's nephew, Richard M. Fairbanks (1910-2000, an Indianapolis businessman); donated to MAI by Richard Fairbanks in 1958 in memory of Harold Hibben.
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- Place
- Northwest Territories; Canada
- See related items
- Non-Indian
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 22/7243
- Barcode
- 227243.000
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Axe
- Media/Materials
- Iron/steel head, wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Record ID
- NMAI_242270