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Sioux Gunstock War Club

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Native Americana Start Price:15,000.00 USD Estimated At:30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD
Sioux Gunstock War Club
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Sioux Gunstock War Club. 28" long. Heavy example from the Indian Wars period. Collected from the Sioux in South Dakota. 7" forged iron, notch-cut trade blade which is held in place with melted bullet lead. Nice, thick, heavy haft has old green paint, brass tack designs & incised lines. Circa 1870. This is a great piece showing good signs of proper age & use. Pictured in The Mark Francis Collection of American Indian Art (2009), page 134, figure 208.