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Object Number
985-27-10/59413
Display Title
Arapaho fixed stone headed club. Ovoid head, wood shaft. Quillwork & red pigment
Descriptions
Object Description
Arapaho fixed stone headed club. Ovoid head wrapped on either side of rawhide grip w/ quilled leather. In center are triangular shaped pieces of hide wrapped w/ quills. Wood shaft covered w/ rawhide and rubbed with red pigment. 2 areas of plaited quillwork on shaft. 60.0x9.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Staff, ovoid stone head, skin wrapped wood handle, quill and beadwork, horsehair
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Arapaho
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 60.5 x 9 x 6.2 cm (23 13/16 x 3 9/16 x 2 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59413; 34333
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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