SPEAR

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

SPEAR

Entry/Object ID

143/3343

Description

SHAFT/POINT/SIOUX GAME SPEAR/RED/CAT. SAYS GAME SPEAR THROWN BY GRASPING AT REAR END RESEARCH NOTE: MAY BE PART OF BUFFALO GAME OR CIRCLE GAME 3386, HOWEVER, THERE IS QUITE A TIME GAP BETWEEN OBTAINING BUFFALO GAME AND OBTAINING GAME SPEAR.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Great Plains

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Oceti Sakowin
Native American

Notes

the word, Sioux, is referenced. Sioux is considered a slur word according to the Oceti Sakowin peoples.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Spear

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Length

6 in

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood, HORN

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

BEATRICE CREAMERY CO., LINCOLN, NEB. VERN THORNBURGH HLG LEDGER VOL. II, p. 266E,ITEM # 6, LETTER DATED 1/3/1917