Pipe tomahawk

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Date created: circa 1850

Culture/People: Non-Indian; collected from the Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)
Previous owner: Ki' ke' pi' ha, Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Ki' ke' pi' ha (Kikapu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Coahuila State; Mexico

See related items: Non-Indian; Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6862
Barcode: 026862.000

Object Type: Personal items
Native Term: pa puk opo agun'i

Object Name: Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials: Iron, silver, lead, pewter, wood, brass tacks/bosses
Techniques: Cast, inlaid, carved
Dimensions: 48 x 20 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws679c377d2-0b90-4d8d-8c5e-57f9ff60198a

Record ID: NMAI_28638