DESCRIPTION: Ceremonial stone club, prehistoric, probably several hundred years old, broken in two pieces (a:head and shaft; b:tip). Made from basalt, pecked, with an elaborate decoration on the head and a pointed tip at the base. One side of the shaft appears to be naturally flat, while the other side is rounded. At the head of the club are two concentric ridges with a groove in between which encircle the shaft. Above these ridges the shaft tapers and then widens out into a flat projection with four longitudinal raised ridges (and three grooves). The tip piece (b) appears to have a hairline crack running through it approximately 1.25-1.5" from the pointed end. CONDITION: Broken in two pieces (broken when donor was digging it up). It was previously glued, probably rubber cement, but has come unglued. There is a fresh scratch below the broken end of 'b', apparently from a shovel blow. There are also fresh scratches FIDE DONOR: Found by the donor on his farm when he was digging up his yard for an extension on his house. His shovel struck the club and broke it. Farm was located 15 miles NW of Yakima, near the foot of Mt. Clemens. The club was found 16 inches deep on a natural bench of hard packed clay type soil, near the Naches River. It was found about 25 years ago.

1 stone war club. ACCN: 1977-76/1. Grandfather, David Thompson, homesteaded a quarter section near North Bend area in 1880's. Found when clearing land at foot of Mt. Si., North Bend area.

3 parts; glued together; one end zoomorphic; other end phallic; appears to be a "slave killer" club.

Unearthed at Sinclair Inlet, Puget Sound. Ground stone 'slave killer/war club'. Broken and repaired during cleaning by donor.

Stone club. Locality: Snoqualimi. Identified by Erna Gunther.* Zoomorphic representation of a fish. Bifurcated base (tail fins) is chipped. *Information comes from original accession ledger.

Stone war club.* Battered on one end, flattened knob on the other. Tapered (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Broken end of stone war club from near Pontiac, King County, WA, on shores of Lake Washington.* Weathered voids cover surface. Thickness of club: about 2.2cm An "A" was added to the catalog number for this artifact because another artifact (see 3757B) shared the same catalog number. 3757A is described in the Burke's original catalog ledger (see catalog ledger entry for 3757). No information is ledger about the artifact numbered 3757B. SKH 3/6/96 *Information is from the original accession ledger.

3 parts; glued together; one end zoomorphic; other end phallic; appears to be a "slave killer" club.

3 parts; glued together; one end zoomorphic; other end phallic; appears to be a "slave killer" club.

Stone war club.* Damaged on one end (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.