Mohave War-Club
date: label: Accession Date
content: 18 Feb 1869
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Thomas Mcmillan
label: Donor Name
content: Army Medical Museum
notes: label: Notes
content: NOTE: BOTH ARMY MEDICAL MUSEUM AND SMITHSONIAN RECORDS IDENTIFY THIS ARTIFACT AS "MOJAVE WAR CLUB." THE ATTRIBUTION TO "PAIUTE, OWENS VALLEY, CALIFORNIA" ON THE CATALOGUE CARD SEEMS TO HAVE BECOME ATTACHED TO THIS ARTIFACT AS AN INCORRECT DUPLICATION OF THE CULTURAL/PROVENIENCE INFORMATION FOR 8596, LISTED IMMEDIATELY ABOVE IT IN THE ANTHROPOLOGY LEDGER BOOKS. - F. PICKERING 12-12-1995. FROM CARD: "WAR CLUB--MADE OF A HEAVY DARK-COLORED WOOD AND SHAPED SOMEWHAT LIKE A POTATO MASHER. A BUCKSKIN LOOP ATTACHED TO THE HANDLE. LENGTH, 14 INCHES; DIAMETER OF HEAD 4 1/8 INCHES."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 5 Jun 2023
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mohave (Mojave)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 416140
label: USNM Number
content: E8597-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Club