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Object Number 975-16-10/52915A
Display Title Head of stone headed ax with socketed handle and bead band, for war club
Descriptions
Object Description Head of stone headed ax with socketed handle and bead band, for war club
Inventory Description Club, ground stone head, ovoid with ends tapered to points, beaded cuff, fragile
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Additional Geographic Terms Plains
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 5.2 x 5.7 cm (6 11/16 x 2 1/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 975-16-10/52915A
Provenance
Provenance Parents of T. Edson Jewell, Jr. (1930 - 1939)
Donor T. Edson Jewell, Jr. (March, 1975)

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