Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; said to have been part of the collection of the artist George Catlin (1796-1872) in 1832; acquired by Catlin's biographer Thomas Corwin Donaldson (1843-1898) at an unknown date; acquired by Philadelphia businessman John Wanamaker (1838-1922) at an unknown date; donated to the Free Museum of Science and Art (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania) in 1900 by John Wanamaker; acquired by George Heye through an exchange with the Free Museum in 1908.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Sioux
- Previous owner
- George Catlin, Non-Indian, 1796-1872
- Thomas Corwin Donaldson (Thomas C. Donaldson), Non-Indian, 1843-1898
- John Wanamaker, Non-Indian, 1838-1922
- Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)
- Object Name
- Pipe tomahawk
- Media/Materials
- Metal head, wood
- Techniques
- Carved
- Object Type
- Personal items
