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Kiowa Spontoon Pipe Tomahawk Pewter Stamped 1865

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,800.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD
Kiowa Spontoon Pipe Tomahawk Pewter Stamped 1865
The lot features a spontoon pipe tomahawk said to be collected from the Kiowa Native American Indians at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. The iron head has a tall vase like bowl, flaring upward curled basal processes that have not been ground down and diamond shaped spontoon blade. One side of the blade shows a pewter bullet led oval being punch-stamped “1865”. The piece is paired with an osage orange wood haft handle in polished oval round shape slightly tapering and curving towards the gripping area and being adorned with square shank solid brass old trade tacks and overall has a nice mellow shiny patina. The end of the haft shows a short-carved smoking tip which shows teeth marks and a red ocher mineral coloring. Similar shaped spontoon pipe tomahawks have previously been attributed to the Kiowa American Indians of the Southern Plains as per Harold Peterson, John Balwdin, Francis., etc.. Provenance: Said to be from the Cyrus Eaton Collection from London, England. The cast iron head has a dark coloring with oval / round eyelet hole and a shiny finish, likely sealed by a collector. Just above the gripping area shows a double band of square shank brass old trade tacks which have red ocher mineral pigment around. Just below the gripping area shows a pierced hole holding a drop of Inian tanned hide drop with old thimble, hide frilly fringe and exotic trade beads. The head measures 9 5/8”L by 3 5/8”W. The piece overall is 22.5”L with an additional 14” to 16” long fringe drop.