Pipe hatchet

Description

Pipe hatchet with wooden handle and metal hatchet showing engraving of sun and moon, with floriated decoration: North America, Woodlands, exported from France, late 18th century

Museum reference

A.1892.477

Collection

Americas

Object name

Pipe hatchet

Production information

Woodlands, North America
France, Western Europe

Date

Late 18th century

Style / Culture

Indigenous North American

Materials

Wood, Brass, Steel

Physical description

Brass blade with steel tip; wooden handle; hatchet engraved with sun and moon, with floriated decoration

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