Culture/People:

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this

Seller:

G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971  Search this

Previous owner:

G. Owen Bonawit (George Owen Bonawit), Non-Indian, 1891-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Pipe tomahawk

Media/Materials:

Brass tacks/bosses, wood, brass head, deerhide/deerskin

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Personal items

Place:

Wisconsin, Nebraska; USA (inferred)

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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Catalog Number:

20/4915

Barcode:

204915.000

See related items:

Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)

Personal items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws688e5c4c0-ff2c-4d70-b7af-0623674a6307

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_218883