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Object Number
985-27-10/59136
Display Title
War club. Rawhide shrunk over stone ball connected to rawhide covered woo
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
pishi
Object Description
War club. Rawhide shrunk over stone ball connected to rawhide covered wood handle by strips of leather about 9.5 cm. long. Head of club is flexible. Red pigment on head of club. 60x8.5 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, carved wood, cylindrical handle/spherical stone head wrapped in leather
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wood, Stone, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 61 x 7.8 x 7.5 cm (24 x 3 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59136 & 34096
Provenance
Owner
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Owner
Mrs. George Crook
Collector
General George Crook
(Unknown)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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