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TOMAHAWK [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tomahawk: an item in the "Armaments" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

tomahawk : objet de la classe «Armement» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Antique and Obsolete Weapons
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
DEF

A light axe used by North American Indians.

CONT

... the various hunting, fishing, and trapping techniques [of the Micmac] adequately met their needs. Their skill was put to good use during their beats, group fishing and trap making. They had bows and arrows, spears, knives and tomahawks for hunting; and hooks, harpoons, clubs and dams made of wood or strong reeds for fishing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes anciennes
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

[...] les diverses techniques de chasse, de pêche et de piégeage, répondaient bien [aux besoins des Micmacs]. Leur adresse était mise à profit dans les battues, les pêches en groupe et la fabrication de pièges. Pour la chasse, ils étaient armés d'arcs et de flèches, de lances, de couteaux et de casse-tête (tomahawk); pour la pêche, ils utilisaient des hameçons, des harpons, des massues, des râteaux et fabriquaient des barrages de bois ou de forts roseaux.

OBS

Pluriel : des casse-tête ou des casse-têtes.

OBS

casse-têtes (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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