This lot features another true sale highlight, an outstanding early-1800’s ball head war club from the Eastern Plains. The war club is comprised of a single piece of solid wood with a root burl ball a the end all from hardwood. The handle / haft is adorned with early solid brass square shank trade tacking as well as having a large, rectangular cut out in the middle section. These type of haft cut outs are documented as being seen on the Easter Plains dating to circa 1830-1850s. The overall shape of the carved haft and ball carved in the center of the upper and lower “ears” is another clear Eastern Plains attribute. The entire club has a nice, shiny patina of honest age and use with expected nicks and dings from wear. The center of the ball has a four sided tapered forged iron spike. The head and below have an almost “S” like shape which are further adorned with pierced holes as well as two pierced holes on the end which would have held a drop of beads or feathers at one point. The ball head itself has old mineral pigment paint remnants, an early weapons feature. Similar to the example in Harold Peterson’s “American Indian Tomahawks” 1965, figure 5; page 86. the Ball-head club with iron blade (early) 19th century with sophisticated refinement of the Plains with brass tacks, collected from the Oto in Oklahoma. Provenance: From the collections of Cyrus Eaton London, England and the personal collection of Mark Francis. One of the earlier and more attractive ball head war clubs on the current market. The club measures 23 inches in length. The ball is approx.. 3 ½ inches across and the spike protrudes an additional 1 ¾ inches.*