Tomahawks

Tomahawks

Axes

Indigenous American weapons

Tomahawks -- Appalachian Region, Southern

The tomahawk is a small axe or hatchet that can be used for cutting wood or used as a weapon. As a weapon, a tomahawk is typically thrown. Originally made with a stone head that was inset into a wood handle, many of today’s tomahawk heads are metal. Diverse Native American tribes used the tomahawk for different purposes throughout history.

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Artifact Collection

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

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crafts (art genres)

StillImage

16708

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10-11-2011

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Qualla Boundary

Appalachian Region, Southern

19.0" x 5.75" x 1.75" & 19.0" x 5.5" x 2.0"(dimension)

Craft Revival