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Painted red club with carved detail and head covered in hide / Leland Shumway

Curatorial Remarks

Use unknown

Tags: painted, club
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Painted red club with carved detail and head covered in hide
Creator(s): 
Leland Shumway (Artist)
Trueb (Collection)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Osage (artist and user)
Date: 
20th century
Place: 
Osage, Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, hide, paint
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Leland Shumway Estate
Accession No: 
84.1052
Previous Number(s): 
TL1969; 8437.1052; 21205
Department: 
Not On View

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