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Presentation Tomahawk

French or North American

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 372

Engraved with a sun in splendor and a fleur-de-lis, emblems of the king of France, this tomahawk is one of about six known examples. The French government may have presented them to Native Americans at the time of the French and Indian War (1754–63), a conflict fought over large parts of North America by French and English forces, their tribal allies, and colonial militias.

Presentation Tomahawk, Steel, copper alloy, silver, wood, French or North American

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Presentation Tomahawk, Steel, copper alloy, silver, wood, French or North American
Presentation Tomahawk, Steel, copper alloy, silver, wood, French or North American

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