War Club

29-47-15

From: Canada | Manitoba | Red River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 29-47-15
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Plains Cree
Provenience Canada | Manitoba | Red River
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Stone | Hide | Pigment | Tin
Description

Head is stone covered with hide; the handle is a tube of hide, for rather more than half its length (the part near the head) stuffed with cotton or some other flexible material; in the grip end, a round stick has been inserted. Painted red and blue. 3 sets of tassels tipped with tin.

Length 88 cm
Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1929

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