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Northern Plains Native American War Club Mid 1900s

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 600.00 USD
Northern Plains Native American War Club Mid 1900s
Featured in this lot is this Northern Plains Native American stone head war club from the mid 1900s. This war club shows a hand carved hard stone head held onto the haft with a wrap of parfleche rawhide. The haft consists of two wood sticks wrapped in a raw hide wrap, held together by rawhide strips. The piece does not appear to have been made for ceremonial use as it is not decorated and is made with a hard stone, but most likely was made for personal protection on the Plains and hard life in the early Reservation period directly post Indian Wars. The club measures 19 3/4" in length and 4 1/4" wide at the head f the club. It weighs 1 pound and 10 ounces.