Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of and possibly collected by Dr. William Clark Barnard (1870-1945, of Seneca, Missouri) ; purchased by MAI from Dr. Barnard in 1920.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Winnebago [Nebraska]
- Possible collector
- Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945
- Previous owner
- Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945
- Seller
- Dr. William Clark Barnard (Dr. W. C. Barnard), Non-Indian, 1870-1945
- Object Name
- Pipe tomahawk
- Media/Materials
- Metal head, wood, metal tacks/bosses, hide thong/babiche
- Techniques
- Carved, tied
- Object Type
- Personal items
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