Ball-headed club

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Culture/People: Ontario Ojibwe
Previous seller: S. Jacob, Non-Indian
Previous owner: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
Seller: William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949
MAI agent: Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") in 1908 from S. Jacobs; purchased by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) from W.O. Oldman in 1909.
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Place: Lake Huron; Ontario; Canada

See related items: Ontario Ojibwe; Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/9638
Barcode: 019638.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Ball-headed club
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 57 x 16 x 6 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws620c1f86e-bf5b-4bfe-9819-fa22a0a9d014

Record ID: NMAI_20995