club, ball-headed

club, ball-headed

club, ball-headed

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Introduction

A ball-headed club. Anishinaabe type, with a highly stylized contour that may represent an animal. Acquired by Charles Stevens from a dealer in Philadelphia. Purchased by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from Mrs. Owen Stevens in 1945.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

This attribution is based on stylistic features.

Date Made or Date Range: 1850s-1900s
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Information from the object catalogue card.

Materials

wood; black paint.

Techniques or Format

Carved from a piece of wood. There are hot file marks on handle, partly worn away, and black paint on bottom half of the ball.

Motifs and Patterns

The club's head resembles a stylized animal jaw.

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Many clubs of this style were made during this period.

Current Location: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 45-15-1110
Collection at Current Location: Charles H. Stephens Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1945
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Mrs. Owen Stevens
Collection Narratives and Histories

Acquired by Charles Stephens from a dealer in Philadelphia. Purchased by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology from Mrs. Owen Stevens in 1945.

GKS Reference Number: 24599
Record Creation Context

GRASAC site research visit by Alan Corbiere, David Penney, Stacey Loyer, Ruth Phillips and William Wierzbowski (curator) on December 2, 2009

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

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