Tomahawk of Chief Geronimo. In 1880 Geronimo and his band were subdued by General Crock, who proceeded to march the entire band East. During the march Geronimo and his band escaped, Geronimo taking a soldier’s rifle and leaving this tomahawk with that soldier.The iron/steel axe (tomahawk) rapidly replaced stone axes and became one of the most popular trade goods made available to Native Americans by European traders. The tomahawk pipe was typically made from an ash sapling because of the strength of the wood and the ability to easily hollow the inside for smoking. Iron was often used to make the blade and pipe, though some more expensive pipes were made of steel (Taylor 2001, 31-34). Tomahawks quickly became the weapon of choice, especially during the 16th and 17th centuries. The tomahawk pipe incorporated both the hatchet-like weapon and pipe into one object, symbolizing a unity of war and peace. This combination made traveling with pipe and weapon easier. By about 1700, specialized forms with spikes or pipes appeared. Addition of the pipe bowl allowed the tomahawk to be either a weapon of war or an important item in ceremonial rites. By 1850 or so, the tomahawk pipe was more used in ceremony than in warfare.LB- This is also from the Lenders Collection, supposedly from Chief Geronimo. With famous names like that you never know if that is true. The bowl doesn’t look used, there are some use marks on the stem.(Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma NAGPRA Consultation, 2019)