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Object Number
14-11-10/85598
Display Title
War club
Descriptions
Object Description
War club. Carving is probably a pike who is eating a frog. Top design probably a beaver tail, but not cross-hatched. Probably part of burl; shaped. Woodland style.
Inventory Description
Wooden club, carved hand holding ball, incised decoration, carved head on end.
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Southeastern Ojibwa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Basswood, Oak, Maple
Dimensions
Overall: 44.5 x 10.5 x 8.3 cm (17 1/2 x 4 1/8 x 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
85598
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(01/01/1914)
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