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Object Number
985-27-10/59414
Display Title
Blackfoot fixed stone headed club. Ovoid head. Quillwork, tassles, and tinklers
Descriptions
Object Description
Blackfoot fixed stone headed club. Ovoid head fixed w/ rawhide. On top of rawhide are 4 strips of plaited quillwork w/ 3 triangular shaped quilled tassles. Beneath head on shaft strips of plaited quills are wrapped and 4 long tassles of quill wrapped leather at end of which are tinklers. 69.0x9.8 cm
Inventory Description
Oval stone attached to leather covered handle, quill bands and extensions, hair
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Blackfoot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Stone, Quill, Metal, Horsehair
Dimensions
Overall: 69 x 8 x 6.4 cm (27 3/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59414, 34337
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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