San Ildefonso Pueblo, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, North America
Accession Date:
14 Sep 1916
Notes:
No catalog card found in card file
The acquisition of this club was reported in "Local Notes", an internal Smithsonian staff publication. The issue dated September 12, 1916, p. 2, in the section on Collections and Accessions notes: "Mr. Neil M. Judd has recently presented to the National Museum, Division of Ethnology, a Tewa Indian war club, a gift to him from Juan Cruz Montoya who was Gobernador [Governor] of San Ildefonso pueblos in 1910, during Mr. Judd's archeological work in Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico. This weapon is made from the tail of a steer, the long hairs serving as an ornament. An inserted stick forms the handle and a round stone is utilized as the club head."
