Carved wooden coup stick

Made:
1860-1900

Carved wooden coup stick, long javelin with pointed ends, surmounted by tuft of coloured feathers bound with leaves, plains Indian, maker, U.S.A., 1860-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656767
Materials:
wood, feather and leaf
type:
coup sticks
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)