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This Cheyenne War Lance was possibly owned at one time by Cloud Chief (1850-1922), an influential Southern Cheyenne chief. It was donated in 1887 to the Kansas Historical Society. The lance was likely used for counting coup, the touching of an enemy without killing him. The lance is just over 8' long and is wrapped in red wool cloth and decorated with feathers, some of which have been stripped and curled.
Date: 1870-1879
Item Number: 440201
Call Number: 87.1
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 440201
Collections - Archeology
Date - 1870s
Objects and Artifacts - Archeological Artifacts
People - American Indians
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
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