American Indian Weapons, Jewelry, Rugs & Western September Sale
Sat, Sep 5, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 288
Northern Plains Spontoon Pipe Tomahawk 19th C.
Estimate: $5,500 - $8,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $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 |
Offered for public sale is this fantastic spontoon pipe tomahawk from the Northern Plains Native American Indians dating to the 19th Century. The piece shows a blacksmith hand-forged iron spontoon style axe head with short pipe bowl. The spontoon axe head has a diamond-shaped blade with a slight median edge running along the center on both sides, an early documented feature on the blades of true early weapons of the period. Above the blade shows two large, upward-curled basal processes, forged moldings, forged chevrons, and a short pipe bowl all being filed. The head is secured to the haft with an old hardened Indian hide gasket and brass trade tacks. Just below the gripping area is a pierced hole which holds a drop of hide beadwork tied on with old Crenshaw twin and hangs overall 18 inches from the pipe with nice hand cut long Indian tanned hide fringe. The hide drop shows early glass trade seed bead geometric pattern in chalk white, Cheyenne pink, cobalt, and light blue. The solid wood haft handle shows heavy file branded burnt linear pattern which is further accented by double rows of brass trade tacks with a nice patina and wear. The wood shows a shiny darker patina from much age and use, and the head has a nice coloring from early age as well. Provenance: From the ex-collection of Cyrus Eaton in London, England. Tomahawk war club measures 22 inches long with an additional 18-inch-long drop. The head is 9.75”L and 2.75”W at its widest.
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