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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 view
Collections
  • 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.
Club
1880/1900
Shield
1860-1868
Sword
late19th Century
Helmet
4th Century BC
Knife
19th Century
Turban
c. 1880