Lot 121

Southern Cheyenne Pipe Tomahawk Quilled Drop 19th

Estimate: $8,500 - $14,500

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The lot features a beautiful pipe tomahawk with a beaded and porcupine-quilled drop from the Cyrus Eaton collection in London, England and attributed to the Southern Cheyenne of the 19th Century. The piece was said to have been collected by Williamson from the Southern Cheyenne in circa early 1900. The pipe tomahawk shows a blacksmith forged iron head with a slight rear-facing spur and filed chevrons and forged moldings. The head itself shows signs of forging with a visible fold in the iron on the blade and various flaws. The axe head is secured to the haft with an old hardened Indian hide gasket and the haft handle itself show a hardwood material adorned with attractive brass trade tacks in a typical design. The end is artfully set with a poured bullet led pewter smoking tip having a tipi like zig zag inlaid design. The drop is secured at the pierced hole found just above the smoking tip tied with Indian tanned hide. The drop is comprised of Indian tanned hide with a red trade stroud clothe edging and shows geometric traditional pattern period correct glass trade seed beadwork across the face in chalk white, sky blue, cobalt, butterscotch yellow, and red. The base of the triangular typical shaped drop shows wide flat long fringe attached with hoof hide glue covered in porcupine quillwork in natural colors of white, red, yellow and blue with orange along the bottom. The beadwork and quillwork is both sinew and trade thread sewn. At the base of the quilled fringe shows soft supple Antelope Indian tanned hide fringe with the drop being 25 inches long. The entire war club and haft has a nice, deep shiny patina and handling wear from honest age and use. This is truly a wonderful authentic Indian Wars era piece with phenomenal art appeal in well preserve condition from a prominent collection of Cyrus Eaton from London, England. Measures overall 19 inches in length with the head measuring 8 inches in length with a 3 inch long blade.
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