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Club
Club

Club

Date1880/1900
Modern PlaceNorth Dakota, United States, North America
MediumCarved wood, brass tacks, iron blade, glass mirror, porcupine quill, leather thong, pigment
Dimensions25 x 6 1/2 inches (63.5 x 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineGift of Andy Nasser
Object number1983.63
DescriptionBall headed club with disk finial at handle and engraved, eight-pointed design. Handle wrapped with porcupine quill, zig-zag contour along forward edge. Ball head is painted green and blue with iron spike and has face carved at top, painted red above cheeks, black coiffure with hot file marks. Brass tacks ornament various portions of the club.
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Collections
  • Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
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