Club
Date1880/1900
Modern PlaceNorth Dakota, United States, North America
MediumCarved wood, brass tacks, iron blade, glass mirror, porcupine quill, leather thong, pigment
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Dimensions25 x 6 1/2 inches (63.5 x 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Andy Nasser
Object number1983.63
DescriptionBall headed club with disk finial at handle and engraved, eight-pointed design. Handle wrapped with porcupine quill, zig-zag contour along forward edge. Ball head is painted green and blue with iron spike and has face carved at top, painted red above cheeks, black coiffure with hot file marks. Brass tacks ornament various portions of the club.On View
On viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Wing A, The Americas, Gallery 1
