Club

Club

Club

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Introduction

An Anishinaabe or \"Chippeway\" wooden club with a triangular point, painted red and black, collected by Major Enos Cutler together with several other pieces, probably during his army service at Fort Brady from 1823-35

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Old label and museum documentation

Materials

wood, metal, red and black paint

Techniques or Format

ball headed club of one piece of wood with triangular metal blade inserted into the ball, ball and edges of shaft painted red, both sides of shaft painted black except for area of the handle

Condition: very good
Current Location: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E6642
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1825
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1823-25
Collection Narratives and Histories

Major Enos Cutler

Publication History

Uncommon Legacies (p 180, 181-185)

Sources to Learn More

Uncommon Legacies

GKS Reference Number: 26215
Record Creation Context

Research visit by Ruth Phillips working with Karen Kramer Russell, April 15, 2010

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