club, ball-headed

club, ball-headed

club, ball-headed

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Introduction

Ball-headed club made of a single piece of wood with burl. Ornamented with engravings of arrows, zigzag lines, and red and blue pigment. Initials "C.S" engraved on one side of the flat shaft. Great Lakes, probably Anishinaabe or Hodenosaunee.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated.

Materials

wood with burl; paint/pigment; hide thong

Techniques or Format

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.

Motifs and Patterns

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

Dimensions: 29 × 0 × 10 mm
Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1964.263
GKS Reference Number: 26520
Record Creation Context

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

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184