Club
Club
Club
Introduction
This ball-headed club is of Anishnaabe origin. It dates from before 1880.
Nation of Maker:
Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin
Patterns of Power: Eastern Ojibwe.
Date Made or Date Range:
Pre 1880
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Patterns of Power
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Materials
Wood; red pigment; metal nail head
Techniques or Format
The metal nail head is embedded in underside of ball( formed from a burl)
Other Notes
The ball of this club is held in the jaws of an animal, probably a bear or a wolf, in a metaphor of power analogous to the grasping talons seen on clubs in the Grant Collection. A zigzag line issues from the animal's right eye and this image suggests that jagged lines were used to represent not only the lightning of the Thunderbirds but the forces of the manitos in general (Patterns of Power).
Dimensions:
55 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Patterns of Power
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
NMI 1880.1932
Publication History
Phillips, Ruth. Patterns of Power. Kleinburg,On.: McMichael Canadian Collection, 1984.
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
1255
Approximate Place of Origin
42.3314, -83.0458
Source of Information about Places
Patterns of Power