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Object Number
99-12-10/52985
Display Title
Club (ball-headed war club) from Great Lakes with carved otter.
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Club, long stem, ball shaped head with carved otter figure on top
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1780-1850
Culture
- Northeast
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wood Metal Lead
Dimensions
L: 63 cm, H: 18 cm, diameter of ball: 8 cm
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1899
Provenance
Provenance
Boston Museum
Donor
David P. Kimball
Donor
Augusta K. Horton
Donor
L. Cushing Kimball
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