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Object Number
985-27-10/60205
Display Title
War club handle. Blade is missing. Slit down edge for blade. Carved designs
Descriptions
Object Description
War club handle. Blade is missing. Slit down edge for blade. Carved designs down both sides. 1 side has design of 5 men w/ mohawk hair. The other side has 7 carvings of tepees with three quarter's circle over it. 80.7x4.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Club handle, repeated carved human head one side shield other, cracked
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1900-1985?
Culture
- Winnebago
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 81.4 x 5.7 x 3.9 cm (32 1/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60205; 24566
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(1928-1929)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1928-1929 - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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