War club with porcupine quill overlay in multiple colors: white, red, yellow, lightblue, and dark blue. Dark gray, polished, double-pointed stone head covered with leather and multi-colored decoration. Wood haft, also covered with multi-colored decoration. Attributed to Northern Plains Tribes (Dakota?), c. 1880 - 1900.
Donor:
Found in Collections (FIC)
Collection place:
Northern Plains, Great Plains, North America
Culture or time period:
Northern Plains tribes and Plains and Prairie tribes
Materials:
Leather, Quill (spine material), Stone (worked rock), and Wood (plant material)
Taxon:
Erethizon dorsatum
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Clubs (weapons)
Production date:
c. 1880 - 1900
Accession date:
October 16, 2019
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 11 centimeters, depth 5 centimeters, and height 61 centimeters