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Object Number
985-27-10/59472
Display Title
Stone Club
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux fixed stone headed club. Oval head w/ painted ends w/ lead inlay on each end. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Dyed red horsetail attached at end of handle. 57.3x16.1 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, oval shaped stone head, attached to wood handle w/ leather, hair extension
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Lakota
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 57.5 x 16 x 6 cm (22 5/8 x 6 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59472, 34342
Provenance
Owner
Chief Sitting Bull
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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