Tomahawk/Axe
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Plains (attributed)
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 the estate of an unnamed New York City collector 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: Lake Superior region; Ontario, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin; Canada, USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Plains
label: See related items
content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/7273
label: Barcode
content: 227273.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Tomahawk/Axe
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper, sinew, commercial leather thong, paint
label: Techniques
content: Wrapped