Pipe tomahawk

Date created
1908
Culture/People
Winnebago (Ho-chunk/Hoocąk) [Nebraska]; collected from the Sac and Fox
Artist/Maker
attributed to Levi St. Cyr, Winnebago (Ho-chunk/Hoocąk) [Nebraska], 1868-1953
Previous owner
Jack Bear, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collection History
Collected from Jack Bear (Sac and Fox) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place
Oklahoma; USA
See related items
Winnebago (Ho-chunk/Hoocąk) [Nebraska]
Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
2/4814
Barcode
024814.000
Object Type
Personal items
Indigenous Term
pa" puk i he wi jik
Object Name
Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials
Brass head, wood, fur, glass bead/beads, brass bell/bells, hide thong/babiche
Techniques
Carved, strung
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a4386fef-e5dd-44b6-b951-aa134bc714a2
Record ID
NMAI_26067