North American Auction Company
Live Auction

New Year January Western Collector Sale

Sat, Jan 23, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 238

Sioux Beaded Skullcracker War Club 19th Century

Estimate: $650 - $950

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
This is an attractive and authentic, late 19th Century bi-point stone head skull cracker war club, attributed to the Sioux Native American Indians. The head shows a nice, polished stone bi-point example, which has been covered in old green paint and is secured to the wood haft through the center of the head and secured with a thick parfleche rawhide strap. The haft has a nice Indian tanned hide wrap, along with small fringe gaskets and a section of “crazy” glass trade seed beadwork at the head. At the end of the handle are a drop of hide fringe with rolled tin jingle dangle cones and a cap of an old thimble. The club measures 16 inches in length and has a head that is 6 inches wide.