War Club

97-84-1288

From: United States of America | North Dakota | Upper Missouri River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-84-1288
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America | North Dakota | Upper Missouri River
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Wood | Iron | Pigment | Quill | Skin
Description

Wooden; ball head with long blade extension, with iron spike, made from a triangular file, and inserted in ball at right angle to haft. Painted with green, red, and yellow stripes and with buckskin wrist-strap beaded blue, green, and yellow on white and edged with red quilling.

Length 81 cm
Width 19 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-84-1288 - Old Museum Number | 18547 - ANSP Number | II 400 - Gottschall Number

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