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Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Witaponoxwe (War Eagle), Delaware
Medium
Wood, iron
Geography
White Oak, Oklahoma
Date
1945
Dimensions
20.5 cm
Object number
958.131.225
Department
Art & Culture: Indigenous Americas
Description
Commissioned by the anthropologist Frank Speck, who noted that it was made in the Delaware style. For this reason, the culture of origin is not clear. Iron blade set into wood handle, attached by washer and screw. Short rounded handle, probably from old hammer handle. Blade from an old file, bent and sharpened.
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