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Object Number
985-27-10/60229
Display Title
Plains fixed stone headed club. Oval-shaped head. Paint, quill, bead decoration
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains fixed stone headed club. Oval-shaped head. Long wood handle covered w/ rawhide and painted blue. Quill and bead decoration near head. Long braided horsehair at end w/ bead decoration. Also quilled tassles w/ tinklers. 84.3x11.2 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, stone head bound to stick w/ quill band, braid w/ beaded top tied to botto
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 84.3 x 11.2 x 6.5 cm (33 3/16 x 4 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60229
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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