Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Property from a Private Collection, Long Island, New York
Pipe Tomahawk, Eastern Woodlands
Lot Closed
May 23, 04:34 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, Long Island, New York
Pipe Tomahawk, Eastern Woodlands
Height: 17 ⅛ in (43.5 cm); Length (head): 8 ¼ in (21 cm)
The shaft inscribed in black ink: "10"
John Molloy, New York
Private Collection, Long Island, New York, acquired from the above
The head of this pipe tomahawk is an English trade item, of a type which Harold Leslie Peterson dates to "circa 1800" in his monograph American Indian Tomahawks.