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Object Number
985-27-10/59511
Display Title
Flap headed club
Descriptions
Object Description
Southern plains flap headed club. Wood handle covered w/ horse's tail stripped of fur but quite a bit of horsehair hangs from bottom. Some beaded decoration in dark blue, light blue, white, clear and black. Ball covered w/ hide. 74x5 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, wood handle and stone club covered with leather, horse tail other end
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
- Plains Indian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Additional Geographic Terms
Southern Plains
Dimensions
Overall: 80 x 8 x 4.3 cm (31 1/2 x 3 1/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59511, 4410
Provenance
Collector
Father of Raymond Emerson
(early 1870's)
Previous owner
Mr. Emerson
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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