Club

29-175-433

From: Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 29-175-433
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Nootka
Provenience Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver Island
Culture Area Northwest Coast Culture Area
Section American
Materials Whale Bone | Sinew | Feather | Pigment
Description

Carved in Nootka war club spatulate form but with merely a widening at handle tip instead of a head profile. End of handle tip pointed. Sinew cord wrapped around grip, with feathers held to grip on the top surface by the cord. Undersurface stained red. Top surface red and white with incised design (representing fish or other animal) within incised ovoid.

Length 55.7 cm
Width 7.1 cm
Credit Line Exchange with George G. Heye, 1917
Other Number 6/9202 - Collector Number

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