Native American weaponry was used by Native American warriors to hunt and to do battle with other Native American tribes and Europeans.
Stone club, Old Fort Niagara, New York
A pipe tomahawk dating to the early 19th century.
Medicine shield
Aztec warriors, each holding a mācuahuitl, as depicted in the Florentine Codex (Vol. IX).
A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft. In pre-colonial times the head was made of stone, bone, or antler, and European settlers later introduced heads of iron and steel. The term came into the English language in the 17th century as an adaptation of the Powhatan word.
Pipe tomahawk
Modern commercial tomahawk
Tomahawk, Oglala, Lakota, Sioux (Native American), late 19th-early 20th century, Brooklyn Museum
Nez Perce tomahawk