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Collections Research

Stone War Club

Stone War Club
Object ID: 98.01
Cultural Affiliation: Chumash Tribes, California Native Americans (Moratto 121)
Date of Manufacture: Contact Period, 1769, probably manufactured around 1800 (Moratto121, 573) .
Place of Manufacture:
Southern California (Heizer 38)

Function: Meant for thrusting into an opponent’s face rather than for downright clubbing (Heizer 38).

Manufacturing Technique & Materials

Carved wooden stick bound to a stone with brown leather, fastened by a steel nail

Designs/Symbolism

No Symbolism

Size
length: 23.178 cm, width: 11.43 cm

References
Heizer , R. F., and M. A. Whipple. The California Indians. 2nd ed. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1971.

Moratto, Michael J. California Archaeology. Orlando, FL: Academic Press Inc., 1984.

Donated by: Robert Dathan .. Artifact research by Britney Cleveland & Heather Johns

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