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Club (skullcracker)

1850–60
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Club (skullcracker)
  • Date: 1850–60
  • Geography: Object place Montana, United States
  • Culture: Assiniboine
  • Medium: Stone, wood, rawhide, sinew, pigment, feathers
  • Dimensions: H. 23 1/2 x W. 4 1/4 in. (59.7 x 10.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
  • Object Number: 2011.154.113
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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