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Introduction

Wooden ball-headed club decorated with thunderbird and other motifs. Northeastern North American, collected by W. Wareham and donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1871.

Date Made or Date Range: 19 C
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Created from information found in the British Museum's object catalogue.

Materials

Made from one piece of wood and painted with a reddish pigment.

Techniques or Format

The club is carved and painted. It has a scalloped edge with a handle terminating in a multi-pointed circle.

Motifs and Patterns

Thunderbird, diamond and zig zag motifs are carved onto one side of the club. The other side has an animal, arrow and star motif.

Dimensions: 0 × 2 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Henry Christy acquired this club in 1871.

Current Location: British Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: Am.7380
Collection at Current Location: Christy Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1871
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 1871
Collection Narratives and Histories

collected by Wareham and donated to the British Museum by Sir Augustus Wollaston Franks in 1871.

GKS Reference Number: 25110
How to Cite this Item

Unknown artist, club. Currently in the British Museum, Am.7380. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip December 2007; GRASAC item id 25110.

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), Alan Corbiere (AC), Darlene Johnston (DJ), Henrietta Lidchi (HL), Stacey Loyer (SL), Janis Monture (JM), Bruce Morito (BM), Ruth Phillips (RP), Anne De Stecher (AS), Cory Willmott (CW).

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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