Culture/People:

Non-Indian; possibly used by the Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)  Search this

Previous owner:

Cranmore Ethnographical Museum  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe tomahawk head

Media/Materials:

Stone, lead, pewter, slate, catlinite/pipestone

Techniques:

Incised, inlaid

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Idaho; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1860-1880

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Cranmore Ethnographical Museum (Chislehurst, Kent, England); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Cranmore Museum in 1937.

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Catalog Number:

19/6655

Barcode:

196655.000

See related items:

Non-Indian

Niimíipuu (Nez Perce)

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6432bddf0-612f-4935-a116-ab2fdaef3b06

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_210160