Subject: frontier rifleman
Culture: Anglo-American
Setting: westward expansion, frontier warfare, trans-Appalachia late 18th-early 19thc
Object: tomahawk hatchet
* Virginia Historical Society > Story of Virginia
"This pipe tomahawk is an example of cultural interaction. The English took the Indian idea of the tomahawk, but by inlaying it with German silver, brass, and copper, they made it a fashion accessory for the English gentlemen pioneers who played a large part in westward exploration. This tomahawk was found in Clarksburg (now West Virginia) but probably was made in the Valley of Virginia c. 1780-1800 by a 'Kentucky rifle' maker with inlaying skills."
* Deepeeka #AH3914
