TOMAHAWK

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

TOMAHAWK

Entry/Object ID

1984.22.1

Description

head is soapstone/handle is wooden, distressed/head is triangular in shape with triangular shaped piece cut from center/also has false pipe bowl on opposite side/hole is not deep enough to work/beaded leather piece attached to handle

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Date made

1920

Place

Continent

North America

Notes

Early Date: 1920

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Plains

Country

United States of America

Culture/Tribe

Needs to be Identified

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Tomahawk

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Weapon, Ax

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tomahawks, Weapons

Search Terms

Artifacts, Weapons, Tomahawks, Pipes, Native American, American Indian, Armaments, Weapons

Dimensions

Height

1 in

Width

36 in

Length

10 in

Dimension Notes

length is with leather/10" x 22" x 1" without leather/

Parts

Count

1

Material

SOAPSTONE, Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

May 30, 1995

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Fay L. Davis