Pipe tomahawk

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
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws679c377d2-0b90-4d8d-8c5e-57f9ff60198a
Record ID
NMAI_28638