This is an excellent catlinite pipe tomahawk dating to circa 1880 from the Sioux Native American Indians with a fantastic etched scene on each side of the blade. The pipe tomahawk is in two pieces both hand carved from solid pipestone catlinite with an outstanding highly pink speckled and red coloring. The bowl shows a flaring western blade with tapering rectangular body and cylindrical tall bowl. The bowl shows a leaf flower etching on either side of the body with a beveled end and etching on both sides of the blade; one side showing a large snake coiling around an Elk and the other side a tipi (teepee or tepee) with eagle, warrior smoking a pipe and frontiersman holding a rifle. The pipe has some of the best color of catlinite of any pipe we have offered before, truly beautiful. The bottom of the pipe has an old museum collection tag marked, "01.07.25". The piece also shows a catlinite stem with octagonal body and tapering octagonal ends. The pipe shows very slight chipping, nicks and dings from honest age and use but overall is in very well preserved condition with no major breaks or cracks. Provenance: From the renowned Sundog Fine Art Bozeman, Montana collection by Bruce VanLandingham. Bruce VanLandingham was a pillar in the American Indian collecting community and a respected expert. Along with being an avid collector, Bruce was also the sole owner of Sundog Fine Art Gallery in Bozeman, which was both part museum and gallery, this piece is directly from the collection. Measures overall together 15.5"L by 6 7/8"W. Museum collection number E1078.