The lot features a fantastic spontoon pipe tomahawk from the Southern Plains Indians of the third to fourth quarter of the 19th Century. The piece shows a forged iron spontoon blade tomahawk head showing a triangular lance like blade with double edge showing a single batwing cutout at the center and lobes in place of the typical basal processes which show two pierced circles all being decorated with a roll punch design. The piece shows a bowl typical of the Plains Indian form of the period being thing and tall with a slight median ridge running around the center and a filled step at the top and base of the bowl. The bowl is forged from an old Indian trade rifle with the hand cut rifling still present in the bowl itself. The eye, which is diamond in shape also being typical of a Plains Indian form, is further adorned with molded and filed chevrons and stepped ridges. The head is secured to the haft with a gasket of old trade tent canvas and the clean out plug is still intact at the end. The haft itself shows a solid wood construction with diamond faceted shape tapering slightly towards the grip and showing a slight spur just below the gripping area which is pieced and holds a drop of Indian tanned hide tied with red trade clothe with rolled tin jingle cones having red dyed horse hair along with an unusual trade silver punch engraved single bar cross. The entire haft surface is deeply hot file branded in a unique rectangular and circle pattern and has a nice deep brown patina with shiny surface. There is a slight split at the smoking tip which is secure, but gives a nice representation of the pieces early age. The tomahawk head has a dark coloring with spotted finish and a few imperfections and folds can be seen. The piece is very similar to two examples in Harold L. Peterson’s 1965 book “American Indian Tomahawks” on page 136 and 137, figures 287 and 290; both show a spontoon pipe tomahawk head with pierced lobes, tall Plains bowl and diamond eye with hot file branding, the first attributed to Kiowa war leader Kicking Bird from Oklahoma and Texas circa 1860-1880 and the second attributed to the Caddo in Oklahoma circa 1860-1880. The piece measures overall 24.75”L with a head that is 11.5”L by 2.75”W.