A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…
A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.
An oblong shaped axe head, pointed on both ends, dark grey, dimpled stone, slightly flattened, groove around middle of the stone for securing the missing handle.
An oblong shaped axe head, pointed on both ends, dark grey, dimpled stone, slightly flattened, groove around middle of the stone for securing the missing handle.
b) Heavy leather belt with separate sewn-on bullet loops. Brass coloured metal buckle. Tag CRW's writing "Must have been rawhide took good care of it Octo. 10, 1974. Jim Buffalo, a Crow indian from Browning gave the belt to Archies Daniels last Tuesday 1st of October. He claimed his grandfather i…
b) Heavy leather belt with separate sewn-on bullet loops. Brass coloured metal buckle. Tag CRW's writing "Must have been rawhide took good care of it Octo. 10, 1974. Jim Buffalo, a Crow indian from Browning gave the belt to Archies Daniels last Tuesday 1st of October. He claimed his grandfather in battle with Sioux Indians during Custer's last stand and it was very new from one of Custer's men, a dead soldier. Looted alot of things. Some got sabres. Must have gotten it from a dead soldier. Had it for 7 years after his father had it. Jim Buffalo is 68 and family had it for 70 years. Grandfather gave it to son then to Jim B. "
buckskin covered (wire) with rock and feathers; stone 11.0 x 4.0 x 4.0, elongated egg-shaped rock is bound in the middlewith buckskin which continues up the shaft, thicker at the end; down featherstied on a string to the shaft near the rock; 2 wing feathers tied on nearcentre; 2 buckskin thongs ca …
buckskin covered (wire) with rock and feathers; stone 11.0 x 4.0 x 4.0, elongated egg-shaped rock is bound in the middlewith buckskin which continues up the shaft, thicker at the end; down featherstied on a string to the shaft near the rock; 2 wing feathers tied on nearcentre; 2 buckskin thongs ca 36.0 long, fringed at the end, dangle from end ofclub.
Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotte…
Long sturdy piece of elk antler with double prong at end with a heavy large stone clubhead resting in the crotch. The clubhead is secured with a strip of cowhide across the top tied securely around the stone with a leather thong which passes through holes drilled at the end of each prong and knotted around the shaft of the antler handle. A leather thong strap passes through a hole drilled at the end of the handle.
Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by ban…
Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by bands of leather wrapped around many times and held in place with nails and wire. Apiece of hemp cord is tied around notch at bottom of handle.
Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin …
Club with clubhead, probably a cylindrically shaped stone, completely covered with buckskin and attached to willow branch handle nearly completely wrapped with buckskin. Head is secured to handle by means of leather strap passing over and nailed to handle then completely covered with soft buckskin sewed to its shape forming a loose, but secure, clubhead. There is a collar of hide with hair on at the neck, then the handle is wrapped with narrow thong of buckskin about 1/3 of the way down where there is a fringed collar of buckskin, and then a large piece of buckskin is sewed on to cover the rest of the handle. A wrist strap of stiff hide is held to the end of the handle with a tightly wrapped thong of buckskin covered with another fringed collar band. A single eagle feather hangs from the middle of the handle.
Wooden head has a crude carved face one side. Buckskin strap 3.5 wide goes over head, fringes, small patch of fur on top of head. Fur covered handle has buckskin collar near lower end.
Wooden head has a crude carved face one side. Buckskin strap 3.5 wide goes over head, fringes, small patch of fur on top of head. Fur covered handle has buckskin collar near lower end.
A fairly large natural rock, sandstone? of rough texture except for one flat side which is slightly polished and smooth. Grooved indentation carved about middle, to hold thong for swinging .
A fairly large natural rock, sandstone? of rough texture except for one flat side which is slightly polished and smooth. Grooved indentation carved about middle, to hold thong for swinging .