War Club
29-47-15
From: Canada | Manitoba | Red River
Curatorial Section: American
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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