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Introduction

Club made of wood and red and black pigment. This item is currently housed at the Weltmuseum Wien in Vienna, Austria.

Name of Maker(s): Unknown Tuscarora artist
Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Tuscarora
Nation of Origin

GRASAC research notes created during an onsite visit to Weltmuseum in January of 2016.

Date Made or Date Range: Before 1894
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC research notes created during an onsite visit to Weltmuseum in January of 2016.

Materials

Wood, pigment (red in geometric motifs and black being).

Techniques or Format

Carved.

Motifs and Patterns

Long tailed being; semi circles and triangles.

Dimensions: 78 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Archduke Franz Ferdinand assembled the “Este Collection” during his world trip in 1892-93.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 114926
Previous Collectors: Este Collection
Collection Narratives and Histories

The “Este Collection” was assembled by Archduke Franz Ferdinand during his 1892/93 world trip and was installed in what is now the Weltmuseum Wien.

GKS Reference Number: 59068
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Tuscorora artist, club. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 114926. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 59068.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake). This GKS record was created in January of 2022 by GRASAC RA Aidan Mitchell-Boudreau.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

Source of Information about Places

Haudenosaunee territory is located in North-eastern North America.

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