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Third/Fourth quarter 19th century, the oval-shaped wood haft terminating in an iron head with heart-shaped cutout aperture below the tall pipe bowl, rows of brass tacks decorate the top ridge with four lead inlay devices along the half, dark brown patina, with painted Heye inventory number "1023/4." Overall lg. 23 in. Provenance: Private collection, Connecticut.
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A Great Lakes pipe tomahawk
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Native American Pre-Columbian Tribal Fine Art
Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 PM EDTSanta Fe, NM, United States
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![ENGLISH 18TH CENTURY TRADE PIPE TOMAHAWK.: For a nearly identical example, see Fig. 7 on page 114 of "Indian Tomahawks & Frontiersmen Belt Axes" by Hartzler & Knowles. The tomahawk is identified as a late period "smoak[sic] tomahawk". The thin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/249/426553/237502470_1_x.jpg?height=181&quality=70&sharpen=true&version=1785347935&width=181)








