A ball club styled after an original 1750-1775 Ojibwa war club:
- Club depicts a horned underwater monster holding the ball in its mouth
- Made from curly maple with a small amount of burl in the ball
- Single-piece construction for durability as done on the originals
- One side of the club features totems and hieroglyphs depicting lower world creatures consisting of a sturgeon, gar and a water bug; also on this side are line hieroglyphs depicting water
- The other side of the club features totems and hieroglyphs depicting upper world beings consisting of a fox or wolf, beaver (which can be construed as an upper or lower world being – in this case upper, water bird (similar to a crane) and features the horned monster which holds the ball in its mouth; the monster also has a heart line running from his mouth through his body
- Club has been aged with cut marks and scratches characteristic of many years of use; stain has been rubbed back to emulate wear patterns
- Hand made drop includes a black raven feather, a red dyed feather and simulated bird of prey; red and black feathers are notched to signify scalps and kills taken by the club; drop also includes a hand rolled brass cone filled with red dyed deer hair and a brass cross made from a worn out salvaged kettle, both the brass cone and cross and finished off with small trade beads and aged appropriately
- This piece of maple was collected from the lower Salt Creek region of Hocking County, Ohio (a favorite travel location for the Shawnee and Delaware to salt licks or springs in Southern Ohio)
Horned Underwater Monster War Club: SOLD