E0515: Club

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0515

Classification Category:

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

Marks/Labels:

"5002" written on broken rawhide loop

Materials:

animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
botanical ➔ wood
stone/minerals
animal ➔ hair

Dimensions:

115 cm L
2 cm W

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:

USA

Acquisition Date:

circa 1900

Description:

Long-handled club constructed of a wooden stick wrapped in rawhide with a seam sewn up side.

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