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Culture/People:
Chickasaw  Search this
Seller:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Previous owner:
Susan Polk Jones (Susan Rayner Polk/Mrs. Joseph L. Jones), Non-Indian, 1842-1921  Search this
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, Non-Indian, 1833-1896  Search this
Reverend Edward Fontaine, Non-Indian  Search this
Judge Brooks, Non-Indian  Search this
Son of Kemp, Chickasaw  Search this
Chief Kemp, Chickasaw  Search this
Object Name:
Pipe tomahawk
Media/Materials:
Pewter, wood, iron/steel head, paint
Techniques:
Cast, incised
Dimensions:
42 x 4.3 x 3.3 cm
Object Type:
Personal items
Place:
Mississippi; USA (inferred)
Date created:
circa 1800
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Chief Kemp (Chickasaw) and his son, also called Kemp; purchased after the younger Kemp's death by Judge Brooks (Pontotoc, Mississippi); given by Judge Brooks to Reverend Edward Fontaine (Pontotoc, Mississippi) in 1838; acquired at an unknown date by Dr. Joseph L. Jones (1833-1896, New Orleans, Louisiana); purchased by George Heye from Dr. Jones's widow, Susan Polk Jones (1842-1921), in 1906.
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Catalog Number:
7319
Barcode:
007319.000
See related items:
Chickasaw
Personal items
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f634adda-0c1b-438d-a838-c6f22d612945
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_7662