Bidspirit auction | Spiked Tomahawk with Carved Wooden

Spiked Tomahawk with Carved Wooden Haft and Bone Butt Cap - This spiked tomahawk features a hand-forged iron head and a decorated wooden handle. The head is designed with a flared blade featuring a notched beard and a long, tapering pointed spike on the poll. The metal is secured to the haft with a wooden wedge. The wooden handle is embellished with various hand-carved decorative elements, including groups of incised diagonal lines and a central section of cross-hatched carving. The butt end is fitted with a turned bone or antler cap, which is shaped with several decorative concentric grooves. Affixed to the interior of the display case is a yellowed adhesive paper label with handwritten text in black ink reading Rare Indian Tomahawk Axe. A second small white adhesive label is present at the edge of the case, featuring the handwritten numbers 512 and 72 in black and blue ink. Overall length: 15.75 inches Head length: 6 inches. The iron head exhibits heavy and consistent surface oxidation and pitting across all surfaces (photo 2, photo 8). The wooden haft shows typical signs of handling, including minor surface scratches and indentations (photo 4, photo 9). The bone butt cap has aged to a deep yellowish-brown patina (photo 6). The glass panel of the accompanying display case has a large diagonal crack running from the center to the edge (photo 12). The item is in good structural condition.