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tomahawk pipe
tomahawk pipe
tomahawk pipe
Tomahawk pipe. Northeastern North-American, made before 1882. Collected by William Bragge and purchased by the British Museum from W. Wareham in 1882.
Created with information from the British Museum accession record.
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The tomahawk head and flange are made of pewter or lead. The handle is made of a light-coloured wood with lead or pewter decorative elements on the end.
Carved pipe with lead or pewter inlay.
There is an "x" symbol on the handle's end.
SL wasn't sure where to put this info:
'Caffraria' referred as to natives in South African though unlikely to be related (Jonathan King)
Acquired by the British Museum in 1882.
Provenance
About This GRASAC Record
Unknown artist, tomahawk pipe. Currently in the British Museum, Am,Cd.56. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 1061.
This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Jonathan King (JK), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).
42.3314, -83.0458
According to the British Museum catalogue, this item was made by the Northeast Peoples.