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ITEM NUMBER: AM1129
Northern Plains War Club
$4,000
Description
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amazing carved Picture Jasper stone head skullcracker / skull cracker war club in a massive size used on horseback from the Plains Indians dating to circa 1860-1870’s from the ex- Chandler-Pohrt collection and a private California collection.
This is a truly stunning and massive example showing a carved and polished Picture Jasper stone head with unique green to yellowing coloring with a thick and long haft handle; large and long examples such as this were formidable weapons, used during the Indian Wars era by warriors from horseback.
The piece is comprised of Great American Bison Buffalo Indian tanned parfleche rawhide wrapped wooden handle haft with sinew sewing covered in old mineral pigment red ochre / ocher paint. The stone head shows a full groove that goes around the stone and shows a wrapping of parfleche rawhide which is also sinew sewn.
The bottom shows a thick Buffalo hide triangular drop area with saw-tooth triangle cut edge and is further painted with red ocher. There is a tied drop of horse tail hair which is further dyed with old red ocher and shows Indian tanned fringes and ties. The head shows a polished and carved spherical stone head skull cracker piece with heavy weight and shows a rich unique coloring pail green to golden yellow stone which is Picture Jasper known to be from the Plains great region and a very unique inclusion for a war club.
Provenance: From the ex-Milford Chandler and Richard Pohrt collection (very well renowned with much of their collection in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian; Milford G. Chandler (1889-1981) and Richard A. Pohrt (1911-2005); also from the private California Native American collection. The club is well preserved, showing natural patina from honest age and use with some slight paint loss, but mostly present.
This is a truly stunning and massive example showing a carved and polished Picture Jasper stone head with unique green to yellowing coloring with a thick and long haft handle; large and long examples such as this were formidable weapons, used during the Indian Wars era by warriors from horseback.
The piece is comprised of Great American Bison Buffalo Indian tanned parfleche rawhide wrapped wooden handle haft with sinew sewing covered in old mineral pigment red ochre / ocher paint. The stone head shows a full groove that goes around the stone and shows a wrapping of parfleche rawhide which is also sinew sewn.
The bottom shows a thick Buffalo hide triangular drop area with saw-tooth triangle cut edge and is further painted with red ocher. There is a tied drop of horse tail hair which is further dyed with old red ocher and shows Indian tanned fringes and ties. The head shows a polished and carved spherical stone head skull cracker piece with heavy weight and shows a rich unique coloring pail green to golden yellow stone which is Picture Jasper known to be from the Plains great region and a very unique inclusion for a war club.
Provenance: From the ex-Milford Chandler and Richard Pohrt collection (very well renowned with much of their collection in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian; Milford G. Chandler (1889-1981) and Richard A. Pohrt (1911-2005); also from the private California Native American collection. The club is well preserved, showing natural patina from honest age and use with some slight paint loss, but mostly present.
PERIOD: mid19ORIGIN: Great Plains - Northern Plains, Native American
SIZE: Head and Haft 30" plus drop; 46"L Overall, drop 17", 3 1/5" Across
