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Object Number
985-27-10/59415
Display Title
Sioux fixed stone headed club from the Wounded Knee Massacre. Head oval shape
Descriptions
Object Description
Sioux fixed stone headed club from the Wounded Knee Massacre. Head oval shaped. Wood shaft covered w/ rawhide casing stitched w/ sinew. Dyed sinew is wrapped around rawhide case. Sinew in bands of color. Cloth tie and cotton string tied at end of shaft. 62.1x8.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, oval shaped head, attached handle wrapped with multiple colored sinew
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1890
Culture
- Sioux
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 62 x 8.5 x 4 cm (24 7/16 x 3 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59415, 34339
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1890 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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