E0462: Seminole Toy Tomahawk

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0462

Classification Category:

9:Recreational Artifacts ➞ Toy

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
colorant ➔ pigment
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather

Dimensions:

34.5 cm L
25.5 cm W

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Osceola Village, Naples, Florida, USA

Description:

Wooden toy tomahawk made of two partially-carved pieces hafted with leather, and commercially dyed feathers attached with a green string. This was sold as a toy at the Cory Osceola Village in Naples, Florida.

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