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PIPE TOMAHAWK [1 record]

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Record 1 2020-08-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
CONT

What differentiates a regular tomahawk from a pipe tomahawk is its head, which consists of a cutting edge on one side and a pipe bowl on the other. Pipe tomahawks could be used for smoking and chopping when necessary, but they were usually more symbolic than practical.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts et culture autochtones
CONT

La pipe tomahawk servait à de nombreux usages. Son manche en bois creux et le fourneau de pipe d'un côté de la tête permettaient de s'en servir comme pipe de cérémonie, alors que l'autre côté était muni d'une lame, transformant cet objet en arme d'un revers du poignet.

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