Ball-headed War Club with Spike
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Wood, brass nail studs, pigment
DATES
early 19th century
ACCESSION NUMBER
50.67.61
CREDIT LINE
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1848, provenance not yet documented; by 1848, acquired by Nathan Sturges Jarvis; 1848, gift of Nathan Sturges Jarvis to the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; 1950, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Ball headed war club with a metal spike on the ball. A design formed by tacks running along the edges and along the center is the motif on one side. The other side has an engraved floral design through the center with black and red pigment inside the grooves. Tacks also run along the edge of this side. Many of these clubs were used by men more for prestige, being carried similar to a cane, than for warfare.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Menominee. Ball-headed War Club with Spike, early 19th century. Wood, brass nail studs, pigment, 24 1/4 in. (61.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.61. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.67.61_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
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