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RARE NATIVE AMERICAN EFFIGY HANDLE TRADE AXE / TOMAHAWK, hand-forged blade with lobes to mid-section and a round eye, retaining finely carved fruitwood haft with figural grip, probably depicting a dog or wolf head.
Condition : Very good overall condition with expected wear.
Circa : Late 18th/early 19th century.
Item Dimensions: 21" LOA, head 5 3/4" L, blade edge 3".
Provenance : Property from an important West Coast private collection.
Estimate : 3000 - 5000
Attribution : Probably Woodlands.
Catalog Note : Published: Hartzler/Knowles - Indian Tomahawks and Frontiersman Belt Axes, p. 32, fig. 29.