War club · North America, Plains · ID: 3053614
Starting price
EUR 600
Estimated price
EUR 1,200
Provenance
German Private CollectionSize
L: 73,5 cm
L: 28.9 inch
Description
stone, rawhide, wood,
War clubs with a pointed stone head belong to a type of weapon developed by the indigenous population of North America. Their form derives from the grooved or celt-shaped axe. Pointed stone clubs were used while on horseback to inflict serious physical harm on the opponent.
Comparing literature
Baldwin, John, Indian American War Clubs of the American Frontier, West Olive 2001, p. 54