Pipe tomahawk
date: label: Date created
content: 1810-1812
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; used by the Shawnee
label: Previous owner
content: Major General Henry Procter (Henry Proctor), Non-Indian, ca. 1763-1822
label: Previous owner
content: Chief Tecumseh (Tecumtha/Tekamthi/Shooting Star/Tekoomse/The One Who Passes Across Intervening Space from One Point to Another), Shawnee, 1768-1813
label: Previous owner
content: Joseph A. Imhof (Joseph Adam Andrew John Imhof), Non-Indian, 1871-1955
label: Donor
content: Sarah Imhof (Sarah Ann Elizabeth Russell/Sallie Imhof/Mrs. Joseph A. Imhof), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
notes: label: Collection History
content: Originally a gift from British Army officer Henry Proctor (ca. 1763-1822) to the Shawnee leader Tecumseh (1768-1813) in 1812 in recognition of their allied warfare against the U.S. during the War of 1812; subsequent collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Western artist Joseph A. Imhof (1871-1955); lent to MAI by Joseph Imhof in 1930; donated to MAI by Joseph Imhof's widow Sarah Imhof (1872-1966) in 1961.
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place: label: Place
content: Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Shawnee
label: See related items
content: Personal items
label: On View
content: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Woodlands
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 17/6249
label: Barcode
content: 176249.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pipe tomahawk
label: Media/Materials
content: Iron/steel head, wood
label: Techniques
content: Forged, carved, scorched, engraved
label: Dimensions
content: 66 x 22.5 cm