Ball-Headed War Club
https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.21
The ball at the striking end of this club is clenched in an abstract, jawlike form that likely refers to a protector animal who endowed the owner with power. Incised on the shaft is a rich record of doodemag (singular, doodem, “totem”)—animals representing other-than-human pro...
Artifact
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id
155915
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object
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citation
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rights
CC0
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
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"Q60759908"
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source
import
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| accession |
accession
1991.21
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.21/1991.21_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.21/1991.21_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1991.21/1991.21_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Technique
wood (maple?)
Medium
wood (maple?)
Genre
Tools and Equipment
Department
Art of the Americas
Relations
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