The wariors had to get their feathers themselves. The more fethers an indian wore, the greater warior he was. Most of the time the feather were from eagles. The Indian Mandella is symbolic of the Indian Ceremonial Shield. Indians believed that hanging one on their tepee would bring health, happines and prospeity.
Tomahawks are indian weapons that look a lot like axes.
They were mostly used as normal axes are today, but also as a weapon.