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Pipe Tomahawk, Creek, Oklahoma, ca. 1815-1830
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Pipe Tomahawk, Creek, Oklahoma, ca. 1815-1830
Symbolizing both the weapons of war and the ceremonies of peace, tomahawks that could also be smoked as peace pipes were sometimes used in treaty ceremonies between Native leaders and representatives of the U.S. government. This pipe tomahawk was probably made in Alabama or Georgia and carried on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, where it was found in the hands of a Creek family around 1910.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian
Pipe Tomahawk, Creek, Oklahoma, ca. 1815-1830
Symbolizing both the weapons of war and the ceremonies of peace, tomahawks that could also be smoked as peace pipes were sometimes used in treaty ceremonies between Native leaders and representatives of the U.S. government. This pipe tomahawk was probably made in Alabama or Georgia and carried on the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, where it was found in the hands of a Creek family around 1910.
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian