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Object ID 2592-162
Object Name Pipe, Tomahawk
Count 1
Description Wooden stem with round cross section and applied dark stain; carved slightly conical mouthpiece; rounded stem end extends approximately 0.5 cm beyond pipe-head; stem recently(?) repaired at haft.

Brass pipe-head, globular bowl with 3 indented encircling lines, one forms a lip; one at equator with opposing leaf pattern design; and one near base. Bowl has an urn like base. Stem haft has 4 indented transverse lines. Blade has an indented floral pattern on both sides. Blade has a beveled edge. Blade was repaired/modified at haft.

Material Metal/Wood
Dimensions H-14 W-2.7 L-28.5 cm
Collecting location Chippewa Indian Reservation/Odanah, WI
Culture Chippewa
Collector Wittman, Carl
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