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Blackfoot Beaded Skullcracker War Club 19th Cent.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 1,250.00 USD
Blackfoot Beaded Skullcracker War Club 19th Cent.
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The lot features an early original Skullcracker stone head war club collected from the Blackfoot (Blackfeet) Native American Indians of Montana. The circa late 19th Century piece shows a stone head measuring 6 1/2 inches in length atop a hardwood haft that shows a rawhide wrap sewn with sinew and adorned with strips of multi-colored beads. The piece also shwos a 10 inch long wasp of black horse tail hair attached to the bottom end. The section of beadwork shows such glass trade seed beads as red, semi-transparent greasy yellow, semi-transparent dark brown, sky padre blue, medium blue and semi-transparent red. The war club is a nice example of "art in the weapon" and appears to be in good condition for its age. Measures overall 25 1/4 inches.