Description:

Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Dakota / Lakota (Sioux), ca. early 20th century CE. A dance / war club with a stone head mounted on a long and slender wood rod with rawhide. The handle is entirely covered with hide, a seam up one side, the rawhide wrapping around the center of the stone head. The stone is pecked to a blunt, and rounded shape. Plains tribes used stone-headed clubs in warfare, ceremony, and in dance. The age as well as the short, slender, and somewhat delicate handle suggests this was probably not used extensively, and perhaps only for powwows or other events. Size: 13" L x 5" W (33 cm x 12.7 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Estate collection, Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024

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#185556

  • Condition: Leather is still soft, also slight suede-like surface. Abrasions to stone head. Tearing and some losses to sinew stitches. Fair to good vintage condition.

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