Impressive Sioux / Cheyenne War Club Catlinite Inlay
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Description
Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Lakota / Dakota (Sioux) or Cheyenne, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive club with a double-pointed stone head inlaid with lead and red catlinite, and bound to a wood handle. The head strap and handle are covered with beadwork - tiny seed beads in Cheyenne pink, blue, white, green yellow, black, and red. This was a symbolic war club that was held during dances or other ritualistic events. Size: 25.5" L x 8" W (64.8 cm x 20.3 cm)
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000
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#180675
Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#180675
Condition
Some staining and discoloration to handle and leather, but beading is intact and tightly attached. The leather tassel is somewhat stiff. Stone is intact with minor surface abrasions.
Buyer's Premium
- 26.5%
Impressive Sioux / Cheyenne War Club Catlinite Inlay
Estimate $1,300 - $1,950
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Owner/Executive Director, Antiquities & Pre-Columbian Art
PhD. Art History, Director, Fine & Visual Arts
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