War club ca. 1750 Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American This weapon was carved as an effigy of a deer’s leg. The sculptor carefully chose the hardwood so that the burled portion, where a branch was once attached, would strengthen the angled head. The heavy spherical element seems to have contained a projecting spike designed to split skulls in intertribal warfare or conflicts with Europeans in the Midwest. Highly polished and decorated with red pigment, this club would have been a warrior’s prized War club. Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American. ca. 1750. Wood, pig
War club ca. 1750 Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American This weapon was carved as an effigy of a deer’s leg. The sculptor carefully chose the hardwood so that the burled portion, where a branch was once attached, would strengthen the angled head. The heavy spherical element seems to have contained a projecting spike designed to split skulls in intertribal warfare or conflicts with Europeans in the Midwest. Highly polished and decorated with red pigment, this club would have been a warrior’s prized War club. Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American. ca. 1750. Wood, pigment and nail. Possibly made in Minnesota, United States; Possibly made in Wisconsin, United States; Possibly made in Ontario, Canada
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