War Club
| Object Number: | 29-48-77 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Ojibwa |
| Provenience: | United States of America |
| Culture Area: | Northeast Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Steel Claw |
| Technique: | Carved |
| Iconography: | Otter |
| Length: | 65 cm |
| Width: | 20 cm |
| Credit Line: | Exchange with George G. Heye, 1919 |
| Other Number: | 8544 - Field No SF |
Description
Land Otter Carving. Oak wood. Head and handle in one piece, the head being natural knot of the wood. Steel blade stick in head. Used in dance? Carved decoration - land otter. 5 (originally 6) bear's claws attached by hide strings.
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