Tomahawk/Axe blade

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Culture/People: Chickasaw
Previous owner: Billie Wall, Oklahoma Chickasaw
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 Billie Wall (Chickasaw) 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: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Chickasaw; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7648
Barcode: 027648.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Tomahawk/Axe blade
Media/Materials: Iron
Techniques: Forged

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6fdab3658-9492-440c-b2d5-c56dcc2d8c2c

Record ID: NMAI_29350