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Tomahawks (weapons)

Scope note

Native American fighting hatchets used for striking blows and for throwing, consisting of a short wooden shaft and a head, originally of stone, later of metals such as iron and steel, with a blade usually narrow in proportion to its length. They were also used as tools, and sometimes combined with a tobacco pipe, the bowl being on the back of the blade. North American troops of colonial times and later often carried them in place of swords.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037109

Broader Terms used

axes (weapons)

Equivalent Terms used

tomahawk

Created

13yrs ago

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