This is a fabulous circa 1870’s Bi-Point Skullcracker War Club Buffalo Parfleche wrapped from the Sioux of the Northern Plains, noted as being recovered from the greater Rosebud area from the former Cowboy Connection Trading Post, Manitou Gallery March in Montana and Gary Jacobson collections. Provenance: from the ex-Jerry and Vangie Lee Collection, The Cowboy Connection Trading Post Livingston, Montana; from the ex-Gary Jacobson Collection; Manitou Gallery March in Montana auction. This is a bi-point, conal shaped, hand carved and scraped stone head secured to a stripped wood haft handle and secured by a wrapping of parfleche and sinew sewn. The haft end has been pressed into a carved hole in the bottom of the head. The handle is completely covered in Great American Bison Buffalo Parfleche with sinew sewing and deep patina. The polished bi-point skull cracker war club head shows a full carved groove with further incised engraved / carved accent lines showing a rich deep coloring and nice patina from honest age and use. A 19th-century Sioux bi-point stone skullcracker is an iconic Plains Native American war club. It features a hand-carved, double-pointed stone head secured to a wooden shaft, which is typically wrapped in rawhide, sinew. Highly effective in close-quarters combat, the weighted stone head was designed to easily fracture bone. Many surviving 19th-century examples, especially those with delicate, fully beaded handles, served primarily as status symbols, ceremonial regalia, or dance items rather than frontline weapons. The skullcracker is amazingly well preserved condition overall, there is good condition of the bi-point stone head. The 4"L stone head is securely attached to the 19"L wood shaft, overall length 21.75". Collective weight is 14oz.