Culture/People:

Non-Indian; said to have been used by the Miami  Search this

Previous owner:

Chief Meshingomesia (Ma-shin-go-me-sia), Miami, 1781-1879  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe tomahawk

Media/Materials:

Figured maple (curly, birdseye, wormy, or flame maple), silver, iron

Techniques:

Cast, engraved, inlaid

Dimensions:

60 x 19.3 x 3.5 cm

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Wabash County; Indiana; USA

Date created:

circa 1820

Collection History:

Collection history unknown, but said to have been owned by Meshingomesia (1781-1879, chief of the Miami on the Wabash River); purchased by MAI from an unknown source circa 1926.

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Catalog Number:

14/5983

Barcode:

145983.000

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Miami

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d0b0222e-95ad-4f1f-84cc-fd8708621c12

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_156766