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Object Number
985-27-10/59451
Display Title
Sioux club. Made from large elk antler tine. 3 metal blades inserted into side o
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux club. Made from large elk antler tine. 3 metal blades inserted into side of antler almost halfway down. Blades all shaped into points. Parts of antler levelled flat especially one side. 2 rows of tacks placed diagonally across antler on flattened portion just above blades. 50.6x16.7 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, elk antler tine with 3 metal points inserted in side, brass tacks, leather
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
North Dakota?
Additional Geographic Terms
Standing Rock?
Dimensions
Overall: 51.5 x 15.5 x 3.6 cm (20 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59451,34370
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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