American Indian Weapons, Jewelry, Rugs & Western September Sale
Sat, Sep 5, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 367
Crow Spontoon War Club Tomahawk w/ Cutouts 19th C.
Estimate: $7,500 - $11,500
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| $100,000 | $5,000 |
The lot features an unusual spontoon tomahawk war club attributed to the Crow Native American Indians of the Northern Plains in the 19th Century. The piece shows a spontoon style axe head which is blacksmith hand-forged iron and has a “kite” or diamond shaped blade with no basal processes and scarce cutouts. The blade shows scarce cutouts of a four-point morning French Cross and four-point morning star. The eyelet hole shows filed line bands and is secured to the wooden haft handle which is an unusual triangular shape and is adorned with hot file branding and brass trade tacks. Overall, the haft has a deep, shiny patina from much age and use. The gripping area shows a wrapping of Indian tanned Buffalo Bison hide which is attached with old Buffalo hoof hide glue and brass tacks having amazing hand cut long hide fringe still showing a supple soft condition with some minor staining. These type of spontoon pike tomahawks were documented as being weapons of war. Provenance: From the ex-collection of Cyrus Eaton of London, England who said the piece was originally collected from the Crow in Colorado. The club measures 24 inches in length with an additional 24-inch-long drop and the head is 8.75 inches long.
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