Native American Indian artifact from the Kinker collection - Great Lakes

Collection: Kinker

Item Number: KCClub0014

Category: Club

Region: Northeast

Tribe: Great Lakes - Eastern Great Lakes

Period: 1800-1825

Materials: Hardwood; paint

Description: A Shaman's (?) club with a human face. Black painted hair and decorations on handle.

Dimensions: Length 18 inches

Provenance:

Jim Dresslar Collection

References:

Baldwin, John, Indian War Clubs of the American Frontier, Early American Artistry-Trading Company, West Olive, Michigan, 2001, pp. 22, Fig. 060, No. 4. Baldwin, John, Tomahawks - Pipe Axes of the American Frontier, Early American Artistry-Trading Company, West Olive, Michigan, 1995, pp 2.