Club, ball headed

Club, ball headed

Club, ball headed

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Introduction

This relative, a ball headed club, features hatched motifs along two sides of shaft, including 'tipi' shapes, thistle, strawberry or floral designs and serpentine lines. Described as an example of chip carving, this relative has probable connections to the Great Lakes Anishinaabe and is believed to originate between 1820 and 1870.

This relative currently resides in the National Museum of Ireland.

Name of Maker(s): Unrecorded
Maker role: Artist
Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Date Made or Date Range: 1820-1879
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

National Museum of Ireland records and GRASAC research notes.

Materials

wood with burl bowl, appears to be hardwood but relatively light in weight

Techniques or Format

has some burning on ball and top of shaft and some other technique for darkening the ball

Motifs and Patterns

heart shaped floral motif or strawberry, thistle and eight-petaled flower with alternating hatched segments "pinwheel", zigzag raised line borders along sides, hatching in between on one side; other side has diagonal cross with alternating hatched panels (also reads as an hourglass), serpentine line along the top edge and pointed oval chipped carving along the other border, in between are 'tipi' motifs with floral images above; handle carved with scallped contour, no hole for attachment; scalloped contour on top adjacent to the bowl to represent an underwater being

Other Notes

Label adhered to relative: "SCIENCE & ART MUSEUM, DUBLIN / 1903 / ART / 135".

Dimensions: 59.2 × 0 × 18 cm
Condition: fair, damage to top edge
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

thistle, heart and 'pinwheel' motifs with hatching typical of this period

Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1903.135
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1903
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Given to the National Museum of Ireland by "Miss Rollerston per Miss Young".
Source for Provenance information

National Museum of Ireland accession records.

GKS Reference Number: 26136
How to Cite this Item

Maker, Name unrecorded. Club, ball headed. GRASAC ID: 26136. National Museum of Ireland Collection 1903.135.

Record Creation Context

This record was augmented by Dana Murray on October 27, 2024. It was informed by the notes from GRASAC research trip to the National Museum of Ireland on July 22, 2010. Participants included Ruth Phillips, Alan Corbiere, Rachel Hand, Crystal Migwans, and Nikolaus Stolle who were assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby.

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