Summer of the West July 31st Sale w/ Navajo, Antiques, Jewelry, American Indian, Montana
Sat, Jul 31, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 327
American Indian Fur Trade Axe Tomahawk 19th C.
Estimate: $650 - $950
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
The lot features a traditional French Fur Trade “Biscay” pattern Hudson Bay Company axe from the Fur Trade Era of the 18th to 19th Century. The piece was likely traded to the Native American Indians and handed down from generation to generation. This example shows the traditional “Biscay” or “French” pattern, given its name as most were forged in the Biscay region of France and later sold by the Hudson Bay Company. The axe is blacksmith hallmark stamped with a “.T.” (dot T dot) in a rounded corner with perforations square and “.Z.” (dot Z dot) in a square. The axe has a round eyelet hold with an inward flaring blade that has a slightly curved but mainly flat edge and a small in-cut spur near the smooth eyelet outside. The piece is more contemporary or was later adorned with a wood haft covered in red stroud cloth, brass tacks, and wraps of old leather or hide. There is a small, beaded dangle tied onto the bottom end of wound glass trade beads in white and red. The top section shows seed beads in a linear mainly chalk white color with some replacement colors (either the maker’s style or they ran out of white). The forged iron trade axe tomahawk head measures 8 inches long by 3 ¾ inches wide across the bottom of the blade. The total length of the tomahawk is 16 ½ inches.
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