Pipe tomahawk
name: label: Culture/People
content: Wyandot
label: Previous owner
content: John Solomon (Solomone), Wyandot, ca. 1806-1871
label: Previous owner
content: Mr. Richardson, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Albinus A. Elchert, Non-Indian, 1873-1976
label: Previous seller
content: Albinus A. Elchert, Non-Indian, 1873-1976
label: Previous owner
content: Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
label: Previous owner
content: Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
label: Donor
content: Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
label: Honoree
content: Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been owned by “Chief Solomone” of the Wyandot (probably John Solomon, ca. 1806-1871) and given to a farmer named Richardson who lived near New Riegel, Ohio, who took care of Chief Solomon during his final illness; acquired by Albinus A. Elchert (1873-1976, a local farmer and collector) at an unknown date; purchased by Harold J. Hibben (1881-1956, a noted tomahawk collector) from Albinus Elchert at an unknown date; inherited by Harold Hibben's nephew, Richard M. Fairbanks (1910-2000, an Indianapolis businessman); donated to MAI by Richard Fairbanks in 1958 in memory of Harold Hibben.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Ohio; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Wyandot
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/7293
label: Barcode
content: 227293.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pipe tomahawk
label: Media/Materials
content: Metal head, wood, hide, glass bead/beads
label: Techniques
content: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork