wood with burl; paint/pigment; hide thong

Carved from a single piece of wood. Shaft is flat, curves around the burl end forming the ball-head, and tapers slightly at the handle. Both sides of the shaft have been ornamented with engraved motifs and red and blue pigment. Ball-head also shows remnants of red pigment. Hide thong is tied through a perforation at the handle end.

recto: arrows and zigzag lines; verso: zigzag lines, two enigmatic motifs, and the initials "C.S."

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014.