Plains stylized club simulating a mallard’s head – halfway between a gunstock and a ball. Long file burnt handle, round head with green pigment surrounded by tacks with forged iron spikes set in lead. Native walnut. Ex Dennis Flughu, Canton, Illinois.
PERIOD: 19th Century
ORIGIN: Great Basin – Unknown, Native American
SIZE: 22 1/2″L; Head 3 1/2″D, Spike 1 1/2″