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Donor Name:
U.S. Department Of War  Search this
Object Type:
Club
Place:
Missouri River, United States, North America
Accession Date:
31 Dec 1867
Notes:
FROM CARD: "NOTATION ON CLUB: "WAR DEPT. 1841". LOAN: DENVER MUSEUM 3/15/65. RETURNED: 10/6/65. LOANED TO THE GRAPHIC DIV., MHT 3/2/77-RETURNED 9-21-77. ILLUS.: HNDBK. N. AMER. IND., VOL.4, FIG.10, P.158."
Entered in the original ledger catalog as from the War Department, no cultural designation given. Marked on specimen as War Dept. Length: 28" A gunstock or "rabbit-leg" war club.
Bladed gunstock club listed on p. 20 of Feest, Christian. “On the Trail of the Duke's Club. Duke Paul Wilhelm of Württtemberg, Bladed Gunstock Clubs, and Evidence.” ERNAS Occasional Papers 1, 2023; https://www.academia.edu/96108242/On_the_Trail_of_the_Dukes_Club_Duke_Paul_Wilhelm_of_W%C3%BCrtttemberg_Bladed_Gunstock_Clubs_and_Evidence?source=swp_share .
Record Last Modified:
1 Feb 2023
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
67A00050
USNM Number:
E2647-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37a046174-18ba-46d6-bd8f-5266e73e9313
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8378573