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“This wooden bow would have originally been strung with an animal (sinew, gut or twisted rawhide) or plant fibre bowstring. The bow is elaborately incised with a mix of traditional Aboriginal and European-influenced motifs. A Thunderbird, crane and…

“Originally a gift from British Army officer Henry Proctor (ca. 1763-1822) to the Shawnee leader Tecumseh (1768-1813) in 1812 in recognition of their allied warfare against the U.S. during the War of 1812; subsequent collection history unknown;…

“Said to have been given to Tecumseh (Shawnee, 1768-1813) by the British circa 1812, and carried during the Battle of the Thames in 1812 by Sawa Benashe (probably Yellow Hawk/Othaawaapeelethee, Shawnee, ca. 1728-ca. 1820), and handed down in Yellow…

“Woven belt with commercial leather knife and axe sheath. Old-style arrowhead sash, badly worn. Said to have been carried by Tecumseh; obtained from his descendants about 1925.” “Said to have been given to Tecumseh when he was
made a Brigadier…

"Said to belong to Tecumseh, Shawnee. Obtained at his death Oct. 5, 1812 by Gen. Russell, who gave it to his son Luther Russell, of Burton, Ohio. He gave it to his son E.E. Russell, of Canton, Ohio, who sold it to S.W. Cowles, of Hartford,…

This is the dinner table where Tecumseh supposedly ate his last meal.

“Made of cherry; piece of wood moves out to support leaves; four square legs are slightly tapered. From the estate of June Weir who was born in Chatham in 1891; for a number of…

“These red coats with brass buttons and buillion braid are such as were given to Chiefs of Indian tribes in 1812 and early Canadian days as uniforms denoting their rank. One of these was the property of Oshawana, the other of George King, a Chippewa…

This map shows the territorial boundaries created by the Treaty of Fort Stanwix.

Depiction of the death of Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames, 5 October, 1813.