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“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,…

“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;…

“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…

“David Ross McCord acquired this Iroquois headdress in the belief that it had been worn by the famous Shawnee Chief Tecumseh, born in 1768 and killed in 1813 at the Battle of Moraviantown. This rare headdress comprises a complete deer-head skin with…

“Tomahawk pipe made of iron and wood is decorated with a pattern of diamonds and lines. The pipe, which dates from around 1795, was presented by Shawnee leader Tecumseh to settler James Galloway Sr.”

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…

“This tomahawk was presented to Chief Tecumseh by order of General Sir Isaac Brock, on the Detroit River at Fort Malden or Amherstberg in Western Canada, on the occasion of Tecumseh and his warriors concluding to join forces with the British…