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Object Number
14-27-10/85889
Display Title
Club, carved wood war club
Descriptions
Object Description
Carved wooden war club. The club is intricately carved in a hard, dense wood, possibly yellow cedar. Six whale teeth are set into sockets on the leading edge of the club with what appears to be pitch or rosin.
Inventory Description
Carved wood club, totem design, 6 whale teeth spikes
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Nishga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
Additional Geographic Terms
Nass River, Lower
Materials
Wood, Whale tooth, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 62 x 17 x 6.5 cm (24 7/16 x 6 11/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
14-27-10/85889
Provenance
Collector
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(?)
Donor
Lt. George Thornton Emmons
(1914)
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