Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Club |
Catalog Number |
2012-01-027 |
Nation/Culture |
Penobscot (possibly) |
Date |
20th century |
Description |
Stone head hafted to cylindrical wooden handle with rawhide. The upper part of the handle closest to the head is painted red. The handle has chip carving along its length in foliate forms. There is a figure of an arrow engraved around the shaft. There is a piece of black buckskin inserted at the bottom of the handle, cut into seven fringes with six beads strung onto fringe. This is likely a souvenir piece. |
Medium/Material |
wood, stone, rawhide, buckskin, pigment, beads |
Dimensions |
W-11 L-57.5 cm |
Collection |
Abbe Museum Permanent Collection |
Collector |
Frank T. Siebert |
Source |
Museum purchase |
Local Context |
Attribution Incomplete CI Label Open to Collaborate CI Label |