Made of wood (probably ash); scalloped, curved handle and knob on end carved in a single piece. Ornamented with nails and brass studs, painted yellow and green.
Donor:
Francis La Flesche
Collection place:
Central Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
; Central Plains
Culture or time period:
Umoⁿhoⁿ
Collector:
Francis La Flesche
Collection date:
1901-1902
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Clubs (weapons)
Function:
1.7 Fighting, Warfare, and Social Control
Accession date:
1905
Context of use:
For warfare.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 58 centimeters
Comment:
Native name: "zhonpazhna". Made by: men.
Loans:
S1961-1962 #6: American Association of University Women, Berkeley Branch (July 28, 1961–July 31, 1961) and S1980-1981 #74: University of California, Berkeley (May 25, 1981–June 5, 1981)