Hammer with Beaded Handle
Arts of the Americas
CULTURE
Plains
MEDIUM
Catlinite, beads, wood
DATES
19th century
DIMENSIONS
height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); width of stone hammer: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Arts of the Americas
ACCESSION NUMBER
43.201.128
CREDIT LINE
Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1936, provenance not yet documented; before 1936, acquired by Henry Harlow Brooks of New York, NY; by 1943, acquired from the estate of Henry Harlow Brooks by an anonymous donor; October 26,1943, gift of an anonymous donor to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
This hammer has a handle totally covered with hide that extends over the stone hammer. The grey stone hammer has no grooves but is tapered on each end.At one time this might have had a decorative horsetail hanging from it. Such clubs were used in dances before a hunt and had symbolic and ceremonial function not a war function. Members of a society carried these as badges of honor and emblems of office.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Plains. Hammer with Beaded Handle, 19th century. Catlinite, beads, wood, height: 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); width of stone hammer: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Dr. Harlow Brooks, 43.201.128. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.43.201.128.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.43.201.128.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
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