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 (Virginian Algonquian) word.
Tomahawks were general-purpose tools used by Native Americans and later the European colonials with whom they traded, and often employed as a hand-to-hand weapon
Etymology
The name comes from Powhatan tamahaac, derived from the Proto-Algonquian root *temah- 'to cut off by tool'. Algonquian cognates include Lenape təmahikan, Malecite-Passamaquoddy tomhikon, and Abenaki demahigan, all of which mean 'axe'
History
The Algonquian people created the tomahawk. Before Europeans came to the continent, Native Americans would use stones, sharpened by a process of knapping and pecking, attached to wooden handles, secured with strips of rawhide. The tomahawk quickly spread from the Algonquian culture to the tribes of the South and the Great Plains.
Native Americans created a tomahawk’s poll, the side opposite the blade, which consisted of a hammer, spike or pipe. These became known as pipe tomahawks, which consisted of a bowl on the poll and a hollowed out shaft.
General Purpose Tool
Many Native Americans used tomahawks as general-purpose tools. Because they were small and light, they could be used with one hand. This made them ideal for such activities as hunting, chopping, and cutting. Both the Navajo and Cherokee peoples used them in this way. The development of metal-bladed tomahawks expanded their use even more. Most Native Americans had their own individual tomahawks, which they decorated to suit their personal taste. As Native American artwork shows, many of these were decorated with eagle feathers, which represented acts of bravery.
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They said they were leaving, but instead sat down and fiddled for ~15 minutes, maybe because they realized they forgot something more they had to do, or to muster up the courage to ask me to follow, or just wait for me to get up as well.
When they then actually went up to leave, I agonized internally about whether I should join, but I decided to stay for a while
because of paralyzing anxietyto not be clingy. When I then did leave ~20 min later, I saw their stuff was still there, and they just left the bathroom as I walked by, and I didn’t even have to stall that much by fiddling with random tidying or whatever.We hung around for a while and discussed some lighter stuff, but also some strategies for dealing with their stalker. I had overheard one of the stalker’s conversations which I shared. They think some of that information may actually prove useful, and their eyes lit up with hope and fighting spirit. They did comment on the fact that I had taken notes on that overheard convo, and I don’t know if they now think I take notes after every convo. But it was just that one, and of course these crushposts. Hope they don’t find these.
Are they unethical? I do my best to scramble any identifying info.
We walked a while together, and once we reached the point where our paths usually diverge, there was a slight awkward silence where they asked “are you going home” and I replied with details about which way I was going. Maybe their conversation script didn’t account for my clumsiness and they didn’t know how to turn that into “wanna grab dinner” or whatever, and my dumb ass was too busy wanting to avoid being clingy.
Edit: They just texted me with a little personal progress report. Basically they don’t want me to worry!
Postscript detail about the day before yesterday:
After our walk, as I was saying goodbye, they asked if they could hug me. Maybe it was because I was walking a bit away from them and they thought I was avoidant, or they’re careful to not overstep my boundaries. Either way they brought it up themselves which means they have some interest in it.
We did hang out with Jim who remembered another time when I didn’t feel like hugging Jim because it would start a chain reaction of hugs with Tim and Pam, one of who I don’t particularly like, and the other who I’m pretty sure doesn’t like hugs. So Jim got the false impression that I don’t like hugs and they brought this up when us and my crush met once. So my crush is probably just careful because they recently heard I don’t like hugs, not because they realized they like me and are suddenly hyper-careful about boundaries, like Crush #2 was.