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Introduction

Wooden club decorated with floral motifs. Anishinaabeg. Donated to the British Museum by Miss Hirst in 1921.

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Nation of Origin

British Museum object catalogue.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information found in the British Museum's accession record.

Materials

Made of wood and painted.

Techniques or Format

Carved.

Motifs and Patterns

The head is a flat disc decorated with floral motifs, and the handle is decorated with a line of zag zags.

Dimensions: 42 × 8 × 0 cm
Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am1921,0616.56
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1921
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Miss Hirst
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: Before 1921
Collection Narratives and Histories

Donated to the British Museum by Miss Hirst in 1921.

GKS Reference Number: 25038
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Anishinaabeg artist, club. Currently in the British Museum, Am1921,0616.56. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25038.

Record Creation Context

This record was created as part of a Great Lakes Research Alliance for the Study of Aboriginal Arts and Cultures (GRASAC) research trip to the Pitt Rivers Museum and British Museum, December 8-22 2007, funded by a grant from the International Opportunities fund of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Record Creation Notes/Observations

Researchers present: Heidi Bohaker (HB), John Borrows (JB), Lindsay Borrows (LB), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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