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Object Number
985-27-10/59477
Display Title
Cheyenne fixed stone-headed club. Double pointed head. Wood handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Cheyenne fixed stone headed club. Double pointed stone head. Wood handle covered w/ rawhide. Feather hangs off top of club. Portion of horsehair hangs off end of handle, w/ yellow ochre on non-hair side. 105.4x16.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, oval pointed stone head, wrapped leather stem, scalp at end, feathers top
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Stone, Leather, Hair, Feather, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 105.6 x 16.6 x 7.2 cm (41 9/16 x 6 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
3
Label on object
985-27-10/59477; 34336
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1891 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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