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Introduction

A ball headed club with a lizard creature carved near the head. North Eastern North American. Donated to the British Museum by Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1874.

Date Made or Date Range: 1874
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

wood

Techniques or Format

The club is a carved piece of wood.

Motifs and Patterns

A lizard creature.

Dimensions: 54 × 16 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

British Museum object catalogue.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.9005
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1874
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Augustus Wollaston Franks
Collection Narratives and Histories

Donated to the British Museum by Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1874.

Exhibition History

"Thunderbird and Lightening" exhibition, 1982.
British Museum, North American Gallery: First peoples, first contact, 1999.

GKS Reference Number: 26960
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, club. Currently in the British Museum, Am.9005. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 26960.

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), Jonathan King (JK), 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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