war club handle

war club handle

war club handle

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War club handle. Blade is missing. Slit down edge for blade. Carved designs down both sides. 1 side has design of 5 men w/ mohawk hair. The other side has 7 carvings of tepees with three three quarter's circle over it.

Name of Maker(s): Anonymous Winnebago Artist
Nation of Maker: Winnebago
Nation of Origin

Peabody Museum catalogue record.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Peabody Museum catalogue record.

Date Made or Date Range: 1900-1985?
Materials

Wood

Motifs and Patterns

Carved designs down both sides. 1 side has design of 5 men w/ mohawk hair. The other side has 7 carvings of tepees three quarter's circle over it.

Dimensions: 81.4 × 5.7 × 3.9 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Peabody Museum catalogue record.

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 985-27-10/60205
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1985
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Bequest of William H. Claflin, Jr., 1985
GKS Reference Number: 58950
Record Creation Context

Record created by Shenella Charles GRASAC Summer RA

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0612, -78.4489

Source of Information about Places

Peabody Museum catalogue record.

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