Club

Museum number:
2-7604
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020007604
Accession number:
Acc.64
Description:
Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.
Donor:
Mrs. Fillip Jacobsen
Collection place:
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada; British Columbia; Vancouver Island; West coast of Vancouver Island
Culture or time period:
Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka)
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Clubs (weapons)
Accession date:
September 1, 1902
Context of use:
Probably a slave-killer or copper breaker.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 13 inches
Loans:
S1990-1991 #23: Blackhawk Museums (March 20, 1991–August 16, 1994)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Club, accession number 2-7604, described as Carved from whalebone, in shape of an arm and closed fist clutching canine tooth.

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