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Object Number
985-27-10/60119
Display Title
Club
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux fixed stone headed club. Wood shaft covered w/ leather & completely wrapped w/ beads in light blue, white, red & dark blue. Catlinite head, oval shape w/ pointed ends. Lines in relief carved around diameter. Feather hangs off top. Edges of feather serrated. Crow scalp attached. 102.8x10.9 cm.
Visual inspection suggests hair is human, reddish brown, about 0.5 meter in length. Scalp tissus attached to beaded leather strap.
Inventory Description
Club, beaded staff, carved pipestone oval head, feather tip, human scalp
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Crow?
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 148.6 x 11.7 x 5.2 cm (58 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
985-27-10/60119
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60107 | Hair ornament |
Adornment
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60155 | War Shirt |
Shirt
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59477 | Cheyenne fixed stone-headed club. Double pointed head. Wood handle |
Club
Shaft, modified |
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 39-30-10/18187 | Scalp Lock Ornament |
Ornament
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 42-22-10/24670 | Doll |
Doll
Shaft, modified |
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 05-7-10/64947 | Medicine shield |
Accessory
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59565 | Ornament |
Ornament
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60239 | Shirt |
Shirt
|
United States
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 09-8-10/75097 | Ceremonial fan |
Shaft, modified
Fan |
Montana
| |
| 97-9-10/49915 | War club |
Club
|
North America
| |
| 19-17-10/87395 | Beaded ornament |
Ornament
Raw Material |
South Dakota
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/60268 | Hair Extension |
Ornament
Shaft, modified |
Montana
|