This is an excellent large bi-point stone head skullcracker (skull cracker) war club from the Sioux Native American Indians dating to the 19th Century. The piece features a large hand carved solid stone bi-point stone head with unique flat cylindrical center section with grooved incised cut to hold the parfleche rawhide strap, the head flows into to conical tapering points with rounded tips and a stippled like finish. The stone is a red to pink coloring but appears harder than that of catlinite or pipestone. The head is secured to the wooden haft handle with a top strap of parfleche rawhide in a carved groove with the wood dowl haft being further secured into a hole in the head. The entire dowl handle is covered in parfleche rawhide with thick sinew sewing. The top strap and just below the head shows sinew sewn period correct 1800’s glass trade seed beads with colors of greasy blue, chalk white, greasy yellow and Cheyenne pink. The beadwork shows some loss and the beaded strand below the head is mearly wrapped around the haft and loosely secured, and could possibly but unlikely move, dislodge, or show further bead loss. All a true testament to the pieces early age dating to the late 1800’s. At the gripping are the hide shows a spiral split likely cased by a crack in the wood and the hide shows some scrapping from age and use along with a dark patina, also shown on the head. Provenance: From a large Iowa private collection of weapons and Native American beadwork. Measures overall 19.5”L with a head that is 7.25”L by 2 7/8” by 2 5/8”. Please note the haft is likely cracked at the gripping area, but not confirmed (Any shipment that incurs further damage due to the items early age is not liable by the auction house, while unlikely this is merely a precaution).