A Mandan Sioux warrior dressed in a buffalo robe proudly displays his pipe tomahawk. Of all the various tools and weapons on offer from the European market, and later American and Canadian fur trade companies, was the combined pipe and war hatchet in one single unit - symbol of both war and peace. It was a highly prized and exceptionally useful implement to the Native American.
A Mandan Sioux warrior dressed in a buffalo robe proudly displays his pipe tomahawk. Of all the various tools and weapons on offer from the European market, and later American and Canadian fur trade companies, was the combined pipe and war hatchet in one single unit - symbol of both war and peace. It was a highly prized and exceptionally useful implement to the Native American.