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Club, ball headed
Club, ball headed
Club, ball headed
This relative, a ball headed club, is composed of unidentified wood. Both sides of the shaft are incised with lines along edges. At the base of the shaft, seven triangles have been etched and one hole has been drilled through the shaft (potentially for strap?). The club features a six-petalled etching on the head of the club, as well as a triangular or sawtooth border along the club's head. A label is adhered to the relative with handwriting that states, "Miss Lew." Unfortunately, the origins of the ball headed club are unclear.
This relative currently resides at the National Museum of Ireland.
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Museum label reads, "CLUB-A STICK WITH A SPHERICAL / KNOB AT ONE END, ONE OF TWO / TYPES MOST OFTEN FOUND IN / USE AMONGST THE NORTH / AMERICAN INDIANS. THIS TYPE / WAS SOMETIMES FURNISHED / WITH A SPIKE OF BONE OR IRON / INSERTED IN THE KNOB. / Given by Miss Tew. 1931.'80."
Provenance
"Given to Royal Dublin Society by Miss Tew."
GRASAC research notes.
About This GRASAC Record
Maker, Name unrecorded. Club, ball headed. GRASAC ID 25364. National Museum of Ireland Collection, 1880.1931.
This record was augmented by Dana Murray on July 23, 2024. It draws on images and information from a GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 2010. Participants included Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, and Nicholas Stolle, who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.