Pipe tomahawk (Image withheld)
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1750
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; probably used by the Potawatomi
label: Collector
content: Mr. Davis, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Mr. Crutchfield, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: R. R. McKinnie, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: Captain Robert D. Smith, Non-Indian
label: Previous owner
content: William E. Myer (William Edward Myer), Non-Indian, 1862-1923
label: Previous owner
content: Virginia F. Myer (Virginia "Jennie" Toney Flippin/Mrs. William E. Myer), Non-Indian, 1864-1949
label: Seller
content: Virginia F. Myer (Virginia "Jennie" Toney Flippin/Mrs. William E. Myer), Non-Indian, 1864-1949
label: Seller agent
content: William H. Myer (William Henry Myer), Non-Indian, 1886-1962
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been captured during the 1811 battle of Tippecanoe by Mr. Davis; given by Mr. Davis to Mr. Crutchfield and subsequently to Dr. R. R. McKinnie of Fayetteville, Tennessee; given by Dr. McKinnie to Captain Robert D. Smith; acquired an at an unknown date by amateur archaeologist William E. Myer (1862-1923); purchased by MAI in 1927 from William E. Myer's widow, Virginia "Jennie" Toney Flippin Myer (1864-1949), through a sale arranged by their son William Henry Myer (1886-1962).
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Great Lakes region; Canada, USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Potawatomi
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 15/8000
label: Barcode
content: 158000.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pipe tomahawk (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Silver, steel, wood, diamond
label: Techniques
content: Inlaid