Pipe tomahawk
date: label: Date created
content: circa 1830
name: label: Culture/People
content: Non-Indian; said to have been used by the Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
label: Donor
content: Richard M. Fairbanks, Non-Indian, 1912-2000
label: Previous owner
content: Harold J. Hibben (Harold James Hibben), Non-Indian, 1881-1956
label: Previous owner
content: Chief Red Cloud (Makhpiya-luta [Scarlet Cloud]/Mahpina Luta), Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux), 1822-1909
label: Previous owner
content: Major General Grenville Mellen Dodge, Non-Indian, 1831-1916
label: Previous owner
content: Major Elliott, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have belonged to the Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud (Makhpiya Luta, 1822-1909); acquired by Major General Grenville Mellen Dodge (1831-1916) and given to Major Elliott in 1867 at Green River, Wyoming; inherited by Major Elliott's widow and purchased from her by Harold J. Hibben (1881-1956, a noted tomahawk 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: USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Non-Indian
label: See related items
content: Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)
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content: Personal items
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/7203
label: Barcode
content: 227203.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Personal items
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Pipe tomahawk
label: Media/Materials
content: Maple, iron, silver
label: Techniques
content: Inlaid, cast
label: Dimensions
content: 40.2 x 21.1 x 3.2 cm