E0330: Club

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0330

Classification Category:

5:Tools & Equipment for Science and Technology ➞ Armament ➞ Bludgeon

Marks/Labels:

"Mandan war club" on side of shaft

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
metal

Dimensions:

74.5 cm L
13.5 cm W
6.5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, USA

Description:

A solid wood club with a horse head carved at one end and a hoof at the other.

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