Baton Item Number: E 1910.11 from the MAA: University of Cambridge
Description
A truncheon shaped baton of wood with a rounded bottom end and a grooved top section.; Good
Context
The original European tribal names and, where possible, current tribal names have both been given in separate GLT fields.; This baton may have been a fish club given its lack of decoration, it may also have been used as dancing batons (G.Crowther).
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher
Who
- Culture
- Kwakwaka'wakw
- Received from
- Dr. J.W.L. Glaisher
Where
- Holding Institution
- MAA: University of Cambridge
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
Other
- Keyword
- Weapons; Ceremonial Objects