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5 3/4" Pre Columbian Woodland Period Grooved Club

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:125.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 800.00 USD
5 3/4  Pre Columbian Woodland Period Grooved Club
Featured in this lot is this 5 3/4" Pre Columbian Woodland Period grooved club circa 1000BCE to 1000CE. The club head features a wonderfully and professionally crafted stone construction that shows a double sided head with a deep groove to ensure easy attachment to a haft and shows rounded sides to the head. The Woodland period of North American pre-Columbian cultures lasted from roughly 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. The term was coined in the 1930s and refers to prehistoric sites between the Archaic period and the Mississippian cultures. The Adena culture and the ensuing Hopewell tradition during this period built monumental earthwork architecture and established continent-spanning trade and exchange networks. The condition of this club head is well preserved with some porous areas like wear from age with a diagonal chip to one side of the club head. The measurements of this club head is 5 3/4" x 2 7/8" x 3". Provenance: the Owen D. Mort, Jr. Collection. Owen David Mort was an American engineer who amassed an impressive collection throughout his worldwide travels. His collection has included art, artifacts and other historical items from which he has donated to museums at the University of Utah and the Snite Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame, including African, Afghan and Asian artifacts. The collective weight is 2lb 2oz.