War Club
Datec. 1880
Object PlaceSouth Dakota, United States, North America
MediumStone, wood, beads
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Dimensions24 inches (61 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase
Terms
Object number81.672
DescriptionWar club consisting of a sonte club head mounted on a thin wooden handle. The head is carved as a human head with semi-naturalistic features and a large nose. The thin cylindrical handle is coiled with bands of white, blue, yellow and red beads.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 1
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Arthur Abraham
Said to have belonged to Rain in the Face, a celebrated Sioux chief.
1880/1900
1860-1868
late19th Century
c. 1605
4th Century BC
19th Century
c. 1880