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Introduction

Wooden ball-headed war club. Haudenosaunee. Donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1872.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Nation of Origin

British Museum accession record.

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information found in the British Museum object catalogue.

Materials

Made from a single piece of wood.

Techniques or Format

Carved.

Dimensions: 55 × 0 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Collected in 1872.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.8752
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1872
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: Before 1872
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by a man named Albert, and donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1872.

GKS Reference Number: 25002
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, club. Currently in the British Museum, Am.8752. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25002.

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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