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Object Number
985-27-10/60401
Display Title
Gunstock type club. Blade is missing. Dyed red feather attached to handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Gunstock type club. Made from wood. Blade is missing. Dyed red feather attached with thong to handle of club.
Inventory Description
Club, crooked carved wood, perforated with red feather plume at end, blade gone
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Sauk?
- Fox?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood, Leather, Feather
Dimensions
Overall: 71 x 11.2 x 1.9 cm (27 15/16 x 4 7/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60401
Credit Line
Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
Provenance
Collector
William Wildschut
(? - ?)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(? - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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