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Object Number
67-10-10/255
Display Title
Whale bone club for killing deer with design of 3 incised stars
Descriptions
Object Description
Club for killing deer. Whale bone club for killing deer. Design of 3 incised stars filled with crushed mica
Inventory Description
Club, carved bone, flat, tapered head, engraved stars, hair cordage
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
before 1790
Culture
- Nootka
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
Canada
/
British Columbia
/
Vancouver Island
Additional Geographic Terms
Nootka Sound
Materials
Bone, Shell, Human hair
Dimensions
Overall: 51.3 × 7.2 × 2.5 cm (20 3/16 × 2 13/16 × 1 in.)
Storage: 52.7051 × 16.1925 × 7.62 cm (20 3/4 × 6 3/8 × 3 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
67-10-10/255
Provenance
Collector
Capt. James Magee
(1791-1793 - 1794)
Donor
Massachusetts Historical Society
(1867)
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