War-Club Of Whales Rib Item Number: E20880-0 from the National Museum of Natural History
Notes
Accession file identifies original #93, Catalogue No. E20880, as a war club made of whales rib from Koutznow [i.e. Hutsnuwu people]. Anthropology Catalogue ledger book lists locality as Admiralty Island, Alaska.
Item History
- Made in Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected by James G. Swan in Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA during 1875
- Received during 1876
What
- Name
- War-Club Of Whales Rib
- Identification Number
- E20880-0
- Type of Item
- club
Who
- Culture
- Tlingit and Hutsnuwu
- Field Collector
- James G. Swan
Where
- Holding Institution
- National Museum of Natural History
- Made in
- Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
- Collected in
- Admiralty Island, Alaska, USA
When
- Collection Date
- during 1875
- Acquisition Date
- during 1876
Other
- Accession Number
- 004730