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Otter Effigy War Club
Not on view
A carved otter’s head appears above the ball at the striking end of this sculptural club, and a strip of otter fur embellishes the handle. The form of this weapon, along with an otter offering help, appeared in a dream to Iowa Coonskin, a member of the Otoe-Missouria nation. Coonskin is reported to have said, “The club . . . is just as powerful as a war bundle full of medicines.”
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