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tomahawk pipe
tomahawk pipe
tomahawk pipe
Tomahawk pipe head decorated with incised floral motifs. Northeastern North American, made before 1882. Collected by William Bragge and purchased by the British Museum from W. Wareham in 1882.
AC suggested it was possibly French-made.
Created with information from the British Museum accession record.
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The tomahawk head is made of iron, with a pipe bowl made of brass.
Incised.
Decorated with floral motifs and incised edging.
It was acquired by the British Museum in 1882.
Provenance
The British Museum's Thunderbird and Lightning Touring exhibition.
About This GRASAC Record
Unknown artist, tomahawk pipe. Currently in the British Museum, Am,Dc.78. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 638.
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), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).
42.5602, -82.4973
The British Museum object catalogue lists this area as the region where it was found.