Pipe tomahawk

Date created
1870-1890
Culture/People
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Seller
G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Previous owner
G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of G. Owen Bonawit (1891-1971, a stained glass artist who collected tomahawks); purchased by MAI from G. Owen Bonawit in 1942.
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Place
Eastern Plains; USA (inferred)
See related items
Dakota (Eastern Sioux)
Personal items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/4908
Barcode
204908.000
Object Type
Personal items
Object Name
Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials
Brass head, wood, feather/feathers, rawhide
Techniques
Carved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e21abf38-d3e0-489c-8efa-f2d1b70e5564
Record ID
NMAI_218876