Bone Club (Ch'it'uut) Item Number: 05.588.7267 from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
The whalebone object is a flat sword-shaped club. On top of handle is a carved thunderbird with two pierced holes. Due to an old break, the thunderbird's beak is missing. As found on many clubs, an incised, upside-down head is at the bottom. Each side of the club has a row of small round holes linked to each other by a simple vertical incised pattern. The front has five round holes; the back has three. The object has a rich patina indicating use and age. Regarding object above, see Steve Brown, "The Spirit Within," containing story told on the west coast of Vancouver Island by whaling nobility representatives (Nitin or Dit-i-Daht).
Credit Line
Museum Expedition 1905, Museum Collection Fund
Item History
- Made between 1700 and 1799
What
- Name
- Bone Club (Ch'it'uut)
- Identification Number
- 05.588.7267
- Type of Item
- bone club
- Material
- whale bone
- Overall
- length 19.25 in, width 2.75 in, height 1.0625 in
Who
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1700 and 1799
Other
- Classification
- Accessory