Said to have been used by the Kiowa. Iron/steel head, wood, brass tacks/bosses, hide, hide thong/babiche, glass bead/beads, horsehair, varnish. Oklahoma; 1890-1910. NMAI
Pipe tomahawk, Northern Plains or Plateau. Wood, steel, hide, beads, brass tacks, wool cloth. Canada or USA. c. 1890 Dimensions: 20 × 2.5 × 60 cm. ROM
Pipe Tomahawk, ca. 1825 wrought iron, steel, wood, silver and lead inlay. DIA
Collector Victor J. Evans. South Central, Manitoba (not certain) / Ontario (not certain), Canada. FROM CARD: "BRONZE, FRENCH SPIKE-SHAPE BLADE; BOWL DECORATED WITH RELIEF FIGURES; HANDLE STUDDED WITH RIVETS AND PUNCTATIONS BY BURNING." NMNH
Neckerchief slides or woogles is a Scouting tradition. I've recreated Whittlin Jim's slides and continue with my own Slide of the Month designs.
Beczułkowaty pipe hawk, z przecieraną oksydą i hartowaniem selektywnym. Reszta jak zwykle - igła do czyszczenia w zakrętce, w środku mosiężna rurka.
composed of a wood haft of expanding oval section, with tapered mouthpiece, pierced through for the attachment of a wristcord, and decorated with panels of hot file branding, overlaid on the upper portion with brass tacks in a linear pattern, surmounted by a flaring brass head with tapering cylindrical bowl, decorated with a pierced cross motif and inset metal panel along the blade L: 23 in. Christie 2004.
The axe is forged from old wrought iron, filed, and etched slightly to enhance the grain. My copy is wrought iron with a steel bit in the cu...
Since 21-year-old Jarrod Fiscus won with an axe in his appearance on Forged in Fire and also participates in frontier rendezvous events, it seems most appropriate that he would build a traditional pipe tomahawk. Jarrod handforged the head of 1080 carbon steel and the body of mild steel. He then forge-welded the pipe to the […]
Northern Plains Pipe Tomahawk, with Cutout Blade, From the Stanley Slocum Collection, Minnesota. forged blade with buffalo head, lozenge, and circular cutouts; blade and bowl further embellished with copper inlay; file-branded handle, overall length 20 in., blade width 3.75 in. blade length 8.5 in. Fourth quarter 19th century Ex Drew Bax Collection, Colorado. Cowans April 2020.
Mid 19th century pipe tomahawk with copper wrapped handle 23 1/2" with brass blade having triangular cut out and heart cut out 12" long. This piece came from an elderly Southern Minnesota collector who acquired in the 1940's while traveling through Montana. "When he purchased it, he paid $25 - he knew it was a deal even then." Cisco’s Gallery
Collector Col. Stevens T. Norvell. NMNH
Lot Detail - SMALL PIPE TOMAHAWK.
Photographed at the 2012 CLA Show by Jan Riser.
Just received this in my email. I've been on his list for a few years now and this is the first piece I've seen come up for draw. Wish I could take a stab...
Iron/steel head, wood. 1860-1880. Collection of Henry W. Palm (1865-ca. 1944, a jeweler who worked in Sioux City, South Dakota, circa 1900, and later ran an Indian trading post in Albuquerque, New Mexico). NMAI
wood, metal, brass tacks, hide, pigment, glass seed beads, sinew. Height: 23 inches. Heritage Auction 2018
Rosebud Reservation; South Dakota. Collected in 1885 by Miss Jennie Dixon (ca. 1848-ca. 1930, a teacher from Pennsylvania who probably taught at the St. Paul's Mission Indian school in Marty, South Dakota); transferred at an unknown date to Henrietta Potter James (Mrs. Walter M. James, 1854-1941, who was associated with the University Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania); donated to MAI by Mrs. James in 1925. NMAI.
By Farzana Fariha Tomahawk pipes are unique artifacts that contain duality in use and meaning. A tomahawk is a lightweight, single-handed axe originating from North America. They are closely associated with Native Americans, and unfortunately, it is often thought to be a symbol for savagery as depicted in early American art and literature. However, the tomahawk…
