This wooden club is the gunstock type but it is without a metal blade. It is ornamented with chip carving and brass tacks, but one side is decorated with incising applied by fire or a hot metal tool. The original Jarvis (collector) inscription for the piece reads," Chippeway War Club."

(center in photograph)This ash wood pipe has the length carved in a spiral. Decorations along this are made with lead inlays; a fish appears inside one of the spiral curves, and the flat section on the end has four thunderbirds inlaid on one side and two buffalo heads and two animals (bears?) on the other side. The spiral section is further decorated with burn marks from a searing tool.

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Part of material purchased as belonging to Red Cloud. This catlinite L-shaped pipe with catlinite stem with two inserts from carved wood on either end. The wood is carved in relief with the figures of an antelope on one piece and an elk head on the other. There is metal inlay along the catlinite stem. Condition: good. a- wooden mouthpiece, 1 1/8" x 1 1/4" x 9 1/4" b- stone stem piece with inlay, 7/8" x 1 1/2" x 15 3/4" c- wooden stem piece, 1 1/8" x 1 1/2" x 9" d- stone bowl, 5 1/2" x 1 7/8" x 7 7/8"

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund

Tomahawk with long wooden handle and metal head. Handle has studs in two rows with 4 diagonal stripes around it. A wrapped, beaded blue, white, and red hide piece slips over handle with an attached beaded and fringed flap hanging down from it. The flap's design includes a beaded cross in the center and a triangular form above the fringed end. The object was part of Red Cloud's War Outfit purchased in 1926 as material having belonged to him. Red Cloud lived from 1822 until 1909. Good condition.The pieces should be stored together. There is writing on the blade that reads partially: 2 COH ou LS Cast steel oits + co (or ons + co.) op.

This is a very special spoon that might be ceremonial but not for any specific ceremony.

The original Jarvis (the collector) inscription reads "Indian pipe Uppo Miss." The pipe stem is carved in the shape of an animal. The snout looks too long on this for it to be a dog. Possibly a wolf, coyote or fox. Two brass tacks serve as eyes and the neck and lips are fire-decorated. There was originally some bone hair trim; a bird scalp and blue feathers still remain near the center. The stem is painted red and blue-green.