club
club
club
Ball-headed war club.
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Wood, feels like hard wood, ball carved from knot of tree, shaft is very thin, has been planed.
No actual incisions, carved. Looks finished.
No hole for the strap, base of handle is carved like a triangle. No carvings or incisions
Provenance
About This GRASAC Record
Unknown artist, club. Currently in the British Museum, Am.5453. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26479.
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).
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).