I’m not saying that they were not used for hammers. But the proper nomenclature should be “war club”.
We have found several of them in our fields over the years.
Where my farm is located is kind of the DMZ zone between the Sioux and the Chippewa . In the spring when the Sioux and their horses were weak and unhealthy from the winter the Chippewa would attack the Sioux and drive back south or west. In the fall the Sioux were strong and healthy and their horses were well fed they would attack the Chippewa who were busy gathering their crops from their fields, and the men were off hunting for the winters meat supply. And drive them back north.
That war club was a precious item. They weren’t easily made in a short time. A lot of work and effort went into it. I have to think if it was lost they would go back and spend a lot of time to look for it. I strongly suspect that the owner of that club never got the chance to go back and look for it and the battle ended someplace some distance from where it was dropped and the club wasn’t recover by the victor.
It truly is an artifact from the Stone Age. By the 1800’s they were using metal , copper, brass, some iron when they traded with the fir companies.
I’ve looked at them and often wished that it could tell me the story captured in it. Would that be great.
Be safe, stay healthy and strong and Gods Blessings to all of you.
We have found several of them in our fields over the years.
Where my farm is located is kind of the DMZ zone between the Sioux and the Chippewa . In the spring when the Sioux and their horses were weak and unhealthy from the winter the Chippewa would attack the Sioux and drive back south or west. In the fall the Sioux were strong and healthy and their horses were well fed they would attack the Chippewa who were busy gathering their crops from their fields, and the men were off hunting for the winters meat supply. And drive them back north.
That war club was a precious item. They weren’t easily made in a short time. A lot of work and effort went into it. I have to think if it was lost they would go back and spend a lot of time to look for it. I strongly suspect that the owner of that club never got the chance to go back and look for it and the battle ended someplace some distance from where it was dropped and the club wasn’t recover by the victor.
It truly is an artifact from the Stone Age. By the 1800’s they were using metal , copper, brass, some iron when they traded with the fir companies.
I’ve looked at them and often wished that it could tell me the story captured in it. Would that be great.
Be safe, stay healthy and strong and Gods Blessings to all of you.
