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Datec. 1875
MediumStone, wood, leather, and glass beads
DimensionsOverall: 32 1/2 in. × 4 1/2 in. × 2 in. (82.6 × 11.4 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineTransferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.544
Not on view
DescriptionOne of four red and yellow stone head war clubs.
"Plains tribe, stonehead war club, beaded flap on end."
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Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift from an unknown donor (research pending).
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink on leather cover of stone: NAPl 19 / E100 [crossed out]
Date: c. 1870-75
Medium: Leather with dentalium shells and trade beads
Object number: 1984.456
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather; blue and white glass beads
Object number: 1984.537
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and tin cone dangles
Object number: 1984.542
Date: unknown
Medium: Leather, porcupine quill, feathers, tin cones, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.535
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with rawhide, glass beads, and sinew
Object number: 1984.543
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Leather with sinew, porcupine quill, yarn, and glass beads
Object number: 1984.533
Danielle Shenandoah Patterson
Date: late 20th century
Medium: Beads, deerskin, feathers, and paint
Object number: 1995.8
Date: unknown
Medium: Tanned hide, glass beads, and horse or cow tail
Object number: 1984.553