Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown, but said to have been presented by an English general to a Native ally; acquired by a European collector of antique armor whose collection was sold in 1935; acquired by Harold J. Hibben (1881-1956, a noted tomahawk collector) shortly afterward, possibly through New York City antiques dealer Sumner Healey (1871-1936); inherited by Harold Hibben's nephew, Richard M. Fairbanks (1910-2000, an Indianapolis businessman); donated to MAI by Richard Fairbanks in 1958 in memory of Harold Hibben.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Non-Indian; thought to have been used by the Mohawk
- Seller agent
- Sumner Healey, Non-Indian, 1871-1936
- Previous owner
- Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
- Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
- Donor
- Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
- Honoree
- Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
- Date created
- circa 1750
- Object Name
- Pipe tomahawk
- Media/Materials
- Wood, iron, silver, pewter
- Techniques
- Wrought, inlaid, burned
- Dimensions
- 34 x 18 x 3 cm
- Object Type
- Personal items
