Lot 212

American Indian Spontoon Tomahawk from J. Peconom

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000

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$100,000 $5,000
Offered for public sale in this lot is a spontoon tomahawk war club from Jeremy Peconom a Maidu American Indian. The piece shows a later forged spontoon axe head showing a curved blade with median edge running down the center of both sides further accented by upward curved basal processes, wiled lines and rounded eyelet hole. The head is secured to the hardwood haft with a hide gasket. The hardwood haft shows heavy hot file branded / burnt linear pattern with raised hand stop at the gripping area and is finished with a poured bullet lead pewter pommel end with a triangular zig-zag pattern. Provenance: The piece comes with a digit copy of a handwritten letter from Jeremy Peconom, a Maidu American Indian which states that the piece was handed down through generations in his family and was obtained in trade in the Honey Lake Valley of Northern California. The piece was sold by Jeremy Peconom at a Las Vegas, Neveda Gun Show. This example has a later Reservation period and a vintage contemporary hardwood haft. Overall the piece has a fantastic early weapons pattern and nice provenance with reservation to vintage contemporary age. The club measures overall 22.75”L with a 10 1/8”L axe head. (The letter is pictured and can be saved/sent to the buyer via email).
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