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Halibut club of yew wood; t e lwaganu
Halibut club of yew wood; t e lwaganu
Object Number 17-17-10/87168
Display Title Halibut club of yew wood; t e lwaganu
Descriptions
Indigenous Term t E lwaganu
Object Description Halibut club of yew wood; t e lwaganu
Inventory Description Club, ball head, flared feature at shaft, knobbed end, cracked, worn
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Kwakwaka'wakw
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia / Cormorant Island / Yilis?
Additional Geographic Terms Alert Bay; Queen Charlotte Sound
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 36.8 x 13.2 x 12 cm (14 1/2 x 5 3/16 x 4 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 17-17-10/87168
Provenance
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1917)

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