xxSOLDxx BRASS PIPE TOMAHAWK ORIGINAL HAFT

This neat little pipe tomahawk was gathered right in the Lyman's backyard and with an old inscription on the haft reading:  "Chippewa Pipe Tomahawk Lac du Flambeu Wis".  It has a small cast and filed pipe axe head measuring   6 3/4", with the original haft measuring  17 1/2".  The unembelished haft is original and is drilled for smoking.  My guess is that it dates to the last quarter of the 19th century from the Lac du Flambeau band of Ojibewa.

Condition:  VG as found condition with original haft, and old/original surface to both the head and the haft.  The head, in addition to many file markings has some surface blemishes due to striking with or on a hard object.  These do not detract but add to the overall authenticity of this piece.