UPPER PLAINS WARRIOR'S "PONY CLUB" CA. 1860-1870

Superb Native American Fighting Weapon, acknowledged by many experts as one of the finest known surviving warrior weapons, with metal spike affixed in ball end, retaining original tassel and hawk feathers, rarely seen quilled drop attached by buffalo thong. Brass square shank tacks in five 'U' hoof prints on both representing horses stolen, 'X's carved on one side indicating battles.Made from a single piece of hardwood, with curved shank having scalloped exterior edge, these clubs were stylized to the individual warrior, never used for hunting, only warfare or ceremony. 27 1/2" long.Purchased by the Royal Ontario Museum in 1976, possible Little Big Horn connection. Grandfather of donor was a doctor in the Wood Mt. area of Sask in the 1870s, left in 1881, when the Indians left the area. Collected from the Sioux that left the area for Canada after the Battle of Little Big Horn. Museum closed in 1979.Sold to Mr. Mellon of Calgary in 1981, upon his death his wife sold it to Bing Dobson.