American Indian & Western May Sale with Luxury Jewelry
Sat, May 30, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 141
Eastern Woodlands Pipe Tomahawk War of 1812
Estimate: $6,000 - $8,000
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| $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 |
This is an excellent authentic early English pipe tomahawk war club dating to circa 1800-1810 and referred to by collectors as a “War of 1812” period tomahawk. This is an early, authentic example that appeared in the 1800-1815 period and were made by British fur trade companies then sold and traded with Easter Woodlands Native American Indians tribes such as the Iroquois, Huron and Mohawk. This example was collected from the Iroquois Indians in upper New York state. The blacksmith hand-forged pipe tomahawk head shows a slight rear-facing spur, forged moudings and chevrons with a short pipe bowl. The head is secured to the solid wood haft handle with a thick hide gasket and has the old clean out plug still intact. The haft is made of old Tiger Maple wood and si covered most of its length with old tarnished wire which appears to be an early conductor wire. The haft has a nice, shiny patina with three rows of brass trade tacks in a linear design. The head was likely cleaned of corrosion at some point over the years. The haft has a nice, shiny patina. For similar War of 1812 style English-made, Eastern Woodlands pipe tomahawks see Peterson, “American Indian Tomahawks” (1968 figure 111, 113 and 127. Additional examples can be noted in writings y Frnacis, Hartzler & Knowles and Baldwin. Provenance: From the ex-collection of Cyrus Eaton Estate of London, England. The pipe tomahawk measures overall 19 inches in length with a head that is 8 ½ inches by 2 ¾ inches.
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