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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rickkeller, post: 2525453, member: 15836&quot;]From what I have found so far the smallest club that is pure root club is probably more traditional/oldest, with the largest club second and middle painted club third.&nbsp; It seems they did make this club historically but modified over time until the 1940&#039;s.&nbsp; Here is some info, I spliced together from several websites:</p><p><br /></p><p>Root clubs are made from the root bundles of immature gray birch trees. The clubs were historically used as weapons, and indicate the authority of the person carrying it during events, ceremonies, and dances. Historic pieces incorporated carved elements of the natural and spiritual world.</p><p><br /></p><p>Carvers also used their expertise to create a new genre during the late 1800s to early 1900s. The Victorian tourist market allowed carvers to perpetuate traditional skills, while they explored new motifs and expressions based on a modern reality, influenced by global experiences.&nbsp; Carvings sometimes morphed to fit market expectations of what “Indian” art looked like, occasionally showing a Native person in iconic Plains-style regalia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Value is harder to determine because some sites say the more traditional/older version are more valuable but other sites say the more ornate clubs are more valuable....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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