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Object Number
985-27-10/58933
Display Title
Whale bone club. Club head an animal form w/ abalone eyes; carved handle
Descriptions
Object Description
Whale bone club. Head of club in animal form with abalone eyes. Handle carved out and shaft carved in body of abstract animal. Patina.
Inventory Description
Carved bone club, animal figure, shell inlaid eyes.
Classification
- Raw Material
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th Century
Culture
- Tlingit
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Alaska
/
Hoonah–Angoon Census Area
/
Chichagof Island
/
Hoonah
Additional Geographic Terms
Alaska, Southeast
Materials
Whalebone, Abalone
Dimensions
Overall: 49 x 7.3 x 3.5 cm (19 5/16 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
"old style indian war club made from whale and __clams. Hoonah alaska $1.50"; 985-27-10/58933 & 34.591 & Old Style Indian War Club made from whale bone
Provenance
Collector
Col. Sawyer
(01/01/1893-01/01/1897)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(01/01/1985)
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