Indian with Tomahawk Weathervane
date: label: Date made
content: 1850-1899
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Depicting an Indian with a raised tomahawk. The image is the same on both sides. Painted figure with a five plume headpiece in blue, black yellow and red; blue jacket with five yellow buttons and a yellow belt; blue garters, brown shoes. The figure holds a bow in front hand and a raised tomahawk in the back hand. There is a brace to hold the tomahawk and arm on one side and the other side has a brace across shoulders which connects to support rod.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: depicted
content: Indians
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content: Culture and the Arts: Folk Art
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.65.0918
label: accession number
content: 256396
label: catalog number
content: 65.0918
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Weathervane
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 110.5 cm; 43 1/2 in