Tomahawk/Axe
date: label: Date created
content: 1700-1750
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; collected at Fort Duquesne
label: Previous owner
content: Mr. Gibson, Non-Indian
label: Previous seller
content: Mr. Gibson, Non-Indian
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: Collection history unknown; purchased by Harold J. Hibben (1881-1956, a noted tomahawk collector) from Mr. Gibson (a Pennsylvania farmer who was said to have inherited it from a relative); 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
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Fort Duquesne; Allegheny County; Pennsylvania; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Northeast
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/7241
label: Barcode
content: 227241.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Tomahawk/Axe
label: Media/Materials
content: Wood, metal head, iron
label: Techniques
content: Cast, carved