Very Rare 19th Cent. Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk w/ Removable Bowl for Sale

Very Rare 19th Cent. Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk w/ Removable Bowl For Sale

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Very Rare 19th Cent. Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk w/ Removable Bowl:
$1995.00

Greetings fellow collectors: This is an authentic 19th century pipe tomahawk from the well known and respected Mark Francis collection of Native American weapons. It is pictured in the 2009 book \"The Mark Francis Collection of American Indian Art\" page89 figures 146 & 147. It is attributed to the Nez Perce or Crow of the upper Plateau region. It measures18 inches in length and features a 10 1/2 inch long hand forged iron head with a very rare screw on and off removable pipe bowl. These removable pipe bowls were often lost by the Indians and the pipe tomahawk no longersmoke able,so it was thenstrictly used as a weapon. Any examples that still retain the original screw on and off bowls are extremely, extremelyrare with but only a few known, even in any museum collections. This tomahawk has seen better days, it was recovered from a chest in an old leaky barn back in the 1920\'s by T.J. Godwin, who worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and retired to an old homestead in eastern Idaho. A neighboring rancher told Godwin that the previous property owner had a local Nez Perce family living and working on the property many years before. This all of the history I have on the piece. It was purchased by a fellow collector directly from the Godwin family in the 1970\'s. The axe head and haft show signs of corrosion and oxidation, along with wear from age & use. While not a pretty example, this pipe tomahawk is important for it\'s historic value. Removable pipe bowl examples are extremely rare. This style of head has been documented in the Peterson tomahawk book in two places, exhibiting almost identical form and art features, both attributed to the Crow or Nez Perce. One of these were used in fact for the cover sketch of the Peterson book, look closely at the bottom example. This is a great, authentic weapon from the true Indian Wars period that would make a great addition to your own collection!We have a fair market value reserve on this piece, so please plan on offerding accordingly.

Serious buyers and collectors only please! We do not offer returns or \"see if you like it\" periods on antique items; our photos are clear and our descriptions are accurate, so please only offer if you truly want to own the item. We do ship worldwide to certain locations, but as per policy,are not responsible for lengthy customs delays, import taxesor loss onforiegn purchases. Thanks for your interest and Good Luck offerding!

We will be selling more of Mark\'s personal collection in the next few weeks, so please check back. We are offering pieces below what you would pay at the popular upcoming spring-time American Indian Art gallery sales, so this is a rare and unique opportunity to acquire some terrific, authentic documented and published pieces for your collection at much more affordable prices! Thanks for your interest!

On Feb-16-16 at 08:39:10 PST, seller added the following information:

UPDATE ON OUR INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: We need to correct our International shipping parameters to read: \"As per policy, we are not responsible for lengthy shipping and customs delays\". The other wording is from an old template and will be corrected. Thanks!

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Very Rare 19th Cent. Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk w/ Removable Bowl For Sale

Very Rare 19th Cent. Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk w/ Removable Bowl: $1995.00

Very Rare 19th Cent. Nez Perce Pipe Tomahawk w/ Removable Bowl:
$1995.00