This is a unique Kiowa “Bear Cult Society” Buffalo Head Effigy spontoon pipe tomahawk with pony beaded porcupine quillwork buffalo hide drop from the late-19th century from an ex-East Coast Museum collection. The piece exhibits a hand-forged iron pipe tomahawk head showing a Buffalo Effigy Head shape showing two pierced bleeder holes for the buffalo eyes, upward curled basal processes for the buffalo horns and two pierced holes along the bottom for the nose. The blade shows a median ridge running down the center of both sides and the piece shows a tear drop eye with tall vase like bowl. The head is paired with an ash wood haft handle with carved undercut area with pierced holes for drops, the handle is covered in old hot file brandings and is further adorned with brass metal trade tack bandings. The bottom shows an Indian tanned buffalo hide drop which is dyed or painted green and shows an old pony glass trade beaded outer fancy edge with two large Kiowa “Bear Cult Society” bear claw effigy pictorial artwork done in porcupine quill quillwork having mineral pigment colors of yellow, orange and purple with natural white. Noted by the East Coast Museum as being Kiowa Bear Cult Society, a highly respected group of the bravest Kiowa warriors who had to kill a bear by hand in order to be ordained a member. The bottom of the drop has Indian buckskin frilly fringes with slight stiffness showing fully porcupine quilled quillwork wrapped fringes, rolled tin jingle dangle cones with purple dyed horse tail hair separated by old wound glass red white heart trade beads. The drop also shows several nickel conchos that have been highly polished and several old French trade beads include a 5-6 layer 1800’s chevron multi-layer trade bead. Head measures 10-inches in length. Club itself without drop is 19.25-inches long and the drop is 19.5-inches long by itself.