War Club
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Wood, feather, silk ribbon, pigment
DATES
early 19th century
DIMENSIONS
25 1/2 x 8 x 3/4 in. (64.8 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
50.67.66
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
Club in the shape of a gunstock, thus the sobriquet 'gunstock club'. It may have been used for dance, men’s celebrations, gatherings, and societies. The stock end is decorated with red paint and fire markings. Eagle feathers attached to one end have pinked edges. Ribbons decorate the handle, and green military braid serves as a wrist hold.
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Chippewa (Anishinaabe). War Club, early 19th century. Wood, feather, silk ribbon, pigment, 25 1/2 x 8 x 3/4 in. (64.8 x 20.3 x 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.50.67.66_view1.jpg)
IMAGE
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