PLAINS INDIAN FLINT TOMAHAWK,19th-20th century, possibly Lakota, Sioux. Triangular-shaped flint or stone- bladed tomahawk/weapon. Horn of small animal, possibly deer, protruding from top of triangular blade, affixed by wide leather sinews to the blade. Blade held in place by a cut out shaped hole in wooden handle and affixed with tightly wound leather sinews encircling the wooden handle and by wider crisscrossed "X" leather straps, to slightly curved wooden handle. Leather sinews are affixed by brass tacks and covered, in part, by decorative green felt with large green borders, in which the felt has been cut in vertical strips. Immediately below are the following affixed to leather sinews: green and red banding material and some larger beads, one of which is yellow, also affixed thereto; some small stones or dirty white beads and some other beads, including a yellow bead and a shock of horsehair, affixed with red banding material and leather sinew. A blue object is appended to the other side of the handle. The middle part of the handle is wrapped with asymmetrical circular bands of yellow, red, white and black seed beadwork. Immediately below is a shock of horsehair, affixed with red and other colored banding material and leather sinew. Lowest part of the handle is tightly wrapped with leather strips and brass tacks. Small bone affixed with leather strap through hole in bottom of notched handle - 24 3/4 in. x 5 in. Estimate $2,000-3,000
