The lot features a Crow Native American Indian pipe tomahawk with fantastic beaded drop dating to Post-1900. The piece shows a cast iron head with typical triangular shaped blade having a small rear facing spur and weeping heart cutout at the center of the blade. The eyelet hole is diamond shaped and shows cast filed chevrons with filed lines with a beveled cast lined and filled line tall bowl with medium to thin walls. The head is secured to the solid wood haft with a hide gasket and the solid wood haft handle has a diamond faceted shape with median ridge running down the center with under cuts in the wood at the front with pointed center having a pierced hole which would have held a drop of feathers. The gripping area is also cut in and is finished by the pierced hole with hide tie and carved wood smoking tip. The haft is accented by deep hot file burned bands down the entire surface and further accented by brass trade tacks, with round shanks thought to be a later addition. The beaded drop is very large and impressive showing a trade muslin canvas covered in trade clothe with red and green stroud edges having the entire front covered in early period correct glass trade seed beads in a typical Crow pattern. The beadwork has an hourglass pattern and is in colors of chalk white, cobalt, greasy yellow, greasy blue, Cheyenne pink, lilac, greasy green and greasy rose. The base of the drop shows long hand cut Indian tanned hide which has a nice yellow ocher mineral pigment coloring and twisted finish. The drop is both trade thread and sinew sewn. Provenance: From a historic Eastern Montana American Indian Collection where the piece was found to be an authentic original, one of the finest collections of American Indian weaponry and antiquities in Montana. The piece measure 21”L with a head that is 8.75”L by 3.25”W blade by 1 5/8” thick. The beaded drop is 23”L with fringe by 5.25”W.