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Introduction

Wooden ball headed war club. Acquired in 1870 by the British Museum through an exchange with Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, founder of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created with information from the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Made of wood, coloured with black and red pigment.

Techniques or Format

Carved, incised and painted.

Motifs and Patterns

A human figure is drawn on the upper part of the club's shaft. Black diagonal lines and red dots decorate the length of the shaft which is scalloped and terminates in a chipped circle, resembling a sun.

Dimensions: 63.6 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Good.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

The club was acquired by the British Museum in 1870.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.6732
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1870
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers
Collection Narratives and Histories

Originally from North America. In 1870, the British Museum acquired the club through an exchange with Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt-Rivers, founder of the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, UK.

GKS Reference Number: 26113
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, club. Currently in the British Museum, Am.6732. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26113.

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

45.6426, -85.036

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