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Object Number
985-27-10/60230
Display Title
Plains fixed stone headed club. Long wood handle covered w/ hide. Ovoid head.
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains fixed stone headed club. Long wood handle covered w/ hide. Ovoid head. Hide covered w/ blue and red paint. Feathers hang off end. Quilled hide tassle and horsehair tuff. 91.8x12.6 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, stone head, leather wrapped wood shaft, wrapped quill feathers, painted
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Stone, Wood, Feather, Quill, Sinew
Dimensions
Overall: 121.7 x 15.3 x 8.6 cm (47 15/16 x 6 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60230; 34327
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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