Museums in Genoa
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Male saddle, circa 1880 (Ojibway)
Woollen, woollen, glass-beamed cloth (covered-stitch embroidery)
Male saddle with floral embroidery (French)
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Battle mace, circa 1870 (Teton Dakota)
Polished siliceous stone, dehusked wood, tanned leather
Two-pointed battle mace (commonly called "skull-splitter"); it was used in hand-to-hand combat even after the appearance of firearms, as a symbol of bravery and bravery.
Polished silica stone, decorticated wood, tanned leather applied still wet because drying contracts forming a single body between stone and handle
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Cerimonial axe
Matilde Mumenthaler Robert 1948
Cerimonial axe
C.A. 1612
Tipo di misura: altezzaxlunghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 44x20
Repubblica Democratica del Congo
Engraved and punched iron (made by white blacksmiths), decorticated and perforated wood (made by the Natives), leather
Veniva usato come emblema di status e simbolo di potere nelle cerimonie e parate. L'arma veniva "agganciata" sulla spalla o tenuta in mano. Cerimonie/parate.
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Ceremonial tambourine, circa 1875 (East Dakota, Yankton)
Dehusked and curved wood, leather (or quadruped viscera), animal fibre, pigments
Ceremonial tambourine framed with half-moon painted decoration (which identified the shaman who owned it)
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Ceremonial rattle, circa 1870 (East Dakota, Yankton)
Dehusked wood, glass (in envelope), animal skin or gland, dyed animal fibre, rattle and metal cone, pigments
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Ceremonial club used in dances, 1880 - 1885 circa (East Dakota)
Tanned leather, dehusked wood, glass countries ("lazy" point and envelope), wool cloth, metal cones, fabric.
It had feathers hanging on the top, now missing
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Ceremonial Mace, End of 800 (East Dakota, Yankton)
Leather, stone, dehusked wood, glass (in packages), metal cones
Ceremonial club, symbol of status, flaunted on convivial occasions (like the Pow - Wow)
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Decorative cuffs, circa 1880 (Ojibway)
Cloth, tape, glass countries (covered-stitch embroidery)
Decorative cuffs for men’s dress with floral embroidery (French in origin)
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Shamanic necklace, circa 1870 (East Dakota, Yankton)
Tanned leather, glass countries (in envelopes and "salt & pepper" decoration), metal rattles
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Men’s necklace, circa 1870 (East Dakota, Yankton)
Tanned leather, glass counties (in envelope), 15 horse teeth (?)
The owner was identified as a great quadruped breeder
