Ball-headed War Club
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment
DATES
early 19th century
DIMENSIONS
6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 29 9/16 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 75.1 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
50.67.83
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 decorated with five incised black lines on the upper handle and carved scalloped forms painted black around the ball-head. The beveled sides of the handle are painted red, and the bottom is painted black. Ball and handle are ornamented with burned-file decorations.
Condition: good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Chippewa (Anishinaabe) (probably). Ball-headed War Club, early 19th century. Wood, pigment, 6 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 29 9/16 in. (16.5 × 8.9 × 75.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund, 50.67.83. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 50.67.83_bw_SL1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 50.67.83_bw_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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