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Object Number
985-27-10/60351
Display Title
Plains fixed stone-headed club. Rawhide-covered handle. Horsehair & quills.
Descriptions
Object Description
Plains fixed stone headed club. Rawhide covered handle. Elliptical quartz stone head. Dyed red horsehair decoration at top, partially wrapped w/ quills. 91.9x18.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Club, ground quartz head, rawhide covered wooden shaft, lashing, horsehair fring
Classification
- Shaft, modified
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Plains
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Stone, Wood, Rawhide, Hair, Quill
Dimensions
Overall: 94 x 18.5 x 7.5 cm (37 x 7 5/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/60351;34326
Provenance
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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