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Object Number
40-39-10/19382
Display Title
War club--stone head & wooden handle sewn into rawhide covering
Descriptions
Object Description
War club--stone head & wooden handle sewn into rawhide covering; 5 rows of metal tubes attached to handle; lock of greyish horsehair pendant from end
Inventory Description
Staff, leather covered stone head/shaft, metal tinklers and horsetail attachment
Classification
- Staff
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Sioux?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
Materials
Leather, Stone, Horsehair, Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 12 x 3 cm (17 5/16 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
40-39-10/19382
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(06/01/1899)
Dealer
William J. Shepherd
(06/01/1899)
Donor
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(04/15/1940)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(4/15/1940)
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