NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE CUT OUT BLADE PIPE TOMAHAWK!

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NATIVE AMERICAN AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE FILE BRANDED BRASS TACKED PIPE TOMAHAWK. A RARE AND UNUSUAL HAWK THAT FEATURES AN ORIGINAL DEEP, RICH, DARK BROWN PATINATED HAND CARVED WOODEN HANDLE DECORATED IN 21 PERIOD BRASS TACKS THAT ARE RIGHT BELOW THE BLADE. AN INVERTED V-SHAPE CHEVRON ARROW PATTERN IS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE HUGE BLADE RIGHT BELOW THE VASE SHAPE BOWL! A CUT OUT CROSS IS IN THE BLADE’S CENTER. THE BLADE ALONE MEASURES 12 INCHES TALL X 3 INCHES WIDE. OVER ALL IT MEASURES 20 INCHES LONG FROM END TO END. THIS NATIVE AMERICAN TOMAHAWK’S HAND CARVED HANDLE IS FILE BRANDED IN 9 LOCATIONS. A HAND CRAFTED DROP HOLE IS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE MOUTHPIECE. A CLEAN OUT HOLE IS IN THE CENTER OF THE BLADE’S EYE. THIS HAWK CAN BE SMOKED: IT STILL DRAWS. SIMILAR CUT OUT CROSS PIPE TOMAHAWK EXAMPLES CAN BE FOUND IN JOHN BALDWIN’S BOOK ENTITLED “TOMAHAWKS AND PIPE AXES OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER” AND IN HAROLD PETERSON’S BOOK ENTITLED; “AMERICAN INDIAN TOMAHAWKS.” I’M 70 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING TRIBAL ART FOR MORE THAN 36 YEARS. ALL THE ITEMS I SELL ON EBAY I ACQUIRED FROM INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, BOUGHT AT AUCTION, OR INHERITED! PLEASE SEE THE OTHER ITEMS THAT I HAVE POSTED ON EBAY.
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The tomahawk (also referred to as a hawk) is a type of single-handed axe from North America, traditionally resembling a hatchet with a straight shaft.
The name came into the English language in the 17th century as an adaptation of the Powhatan (Virginian Algonquian) word. Tomahawks were, and still are, general purpose tools used by Native Americans and European colonials alike, that often employed as a hand-to-hand or as a thrown weapon. Metal tomahawk heads were originally based on a Royal Navy boarding axe and used as a trade-item with Native Americans for food and other provisions.
The Algonquians in early America created the tomahawk. Before Europeans came to the continent, Native Americans would use stones attached to wooden handles, secured with strips of raw hide. Though typically used as weapons, they could also be used for everyday tasks, such as chopping, cutting or hunting.
When Europeans arrived, they introduced the metal blade to the natives, which improved the effectiveness of the tool. Metal did not break as readily as stone and could be fashioned for additional uses.