Tomahawks, Pipe Tomahawks, Trade Axes

Complete, elaborate silver inlaid presentation models, which were brought to Indian leaders as gifts, were manufactured for the Indian trade. Each nation producing tomahawk heads used their own patterns and markings. The English blade resembled a straight ax, the French was shaped like a fleur-de-lis, and the Spanish was in the shape of a broadax. However, it was the Indian artisans who gave the tomahawk its crowning glory with his beaded, carved, fur-covered, and painted handles, and stately beaded tabs and appendages, which were in perfect proportion and attached to the handle ends.

 

Examples of tomahawks, pipe tomahawks and trade axes

This tomahawk was custom made for a collector in Utah. It features an old tomahawk head that was unearthed at Bozeman Montana. The haft is new but aged to compliment the head. It features aged brass tacks, twisted fringe, calico ribbons colored with clay paints, hawk bells, deer hide, wild turkey feather, braided leather, old trade beads from the 1800's, etc.

click the photograph above to see close-up of tomahawk head

 

 

This example was £149.00 or $285.00

 

 

 

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