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club, ball-headed
club, ball-headed
club, ball-headed
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Nation of Maker:
Odawa
Place of Origin:
Emmet County, MI
Date Made or Date Range:
1825
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Materials
wood
Techniques or Format
Wooden ball head type war club. Flat handle has four notches for the finger grip and a series of notches at the end. The curved grain of the shaft follows that of the natural wood (this gives it more strength).
Motifs and Patterns
Spherical head treated as stylized animal head holding a ball in its mouth.
Additional Context
DP: Ted Brasser hypothesized that ball-headed clubs reference underworld and gunstock clubs reference upperworld. General discussion of occurance of clubs with dual references.
Dimensions:
24.25 × 7.5 × 3.375 in
Provenance
Current Location:
Detroit Institute of Arts, MI, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
81.289
Collection at Current Location:
Albert G. Heath Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1981
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
Richard A. Pohrt
Collection Narratives and Histories
Chandler purchased club from Albert Heath. Albert Heath is identified as an Emmet County dealer in the early 1920's.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26619
Approximate Place of Origin