Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pipe tomahawk (reproduction)
Object Number:
1957.87
Date:
1957
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 18.1 x 6 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on underside: "5126 / F [inverted triangle]"
Description:
Steel tomahawk head with rounded pipe bowl opposite cutting edge; top of bowl with two incised bands.
Gallery Label:
According to information supplied by the donor, this object is a reproduction of a "British type trader tomahawk" from the period of the French and Indian War (1754-1763).
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
