Wooden war club. A star, fletched arrow, and 1840 are carved on handle.
Donor:
James Clark Strong
Collection place:
New York state
Verbatim coll. place:
New York
Culture or time period:
Seneca
Collector:
James Clark Strong and Thomas T. Waterman
Collection date:
ca. 1860
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Clubs (weapons)
Accession date:
1912
Context of use:
War club.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
Photo: 15-21464. May have been made to commemorate the Treaty of 1838, which was put into action in 1840. Club was purchased by Waterman from James Clark Strong who in 1885-1896 represented the Seneca in court.
Loans:
S1969-1970 #57: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (November 12, 1969–November 12, 1969), S1971-1972 #141: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (May 9, 1972–May 9, 1972), S1972-1973 #24: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (November 1, 1972–November 1, 1972), S1972-1973 #69: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (March 12, 1973–March 12, 1973), S1974-1975 #47: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (January 20, 1975–January 20, 1975), S1975-1976 #33: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (November 18, 1975–November 24, 1975), S1979-1980 #58: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/William S. Simmons (April 7, 1980–June 30, 1980), and S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)