Bone Club Item Number: E359618-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
From card: "Whale bone spatula shape; handle wrapped with braid of cedar bark fiber."From old handwritten tag with artifact: "679 (Chi-tulkth) Whalebone knife formerly used by natives in warfare. The first owner of this (pair) claims to have killed 5 members of a neighboring tribe with them in one conflict. S/- B/- Clayoquot, B.C."
Item History
- Made in British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in British Columbia, Canada
- Received from Victor J. Evans on March 20, 1931
What
- Name
- Bone Club
- Identification Number
- E359618-0
- Type of Item
- club
Who
- Culture
- Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) and Clayoquot
- Received from
- Victor J. Evans
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- British Columbia, Canada
- Collected in
- British Columbia, Canada
When
- Acquisition Date
- on March 20, 1931
Other
- Accession Number
- 113605