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War club

Object Details

Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of amateur ethnologist and archaeologist James R. Coates (1909-1987); donated to MAI by James Coates in 1973.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Sioux
Previous owner
James R. Coates (James Richard Coates), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Donor
James R. Coates (James Richard Coates), Non-Indian, 1909-1987
Object Name
War club
Media/Materials
Hide, stone
Techniques
Pecked
Object Type
Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
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