fish club (club (hunting, fishing & trapping));club (hunting, fishing & trapping);club


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From The Collection Of
Horniman Museum and Gardens
Discipline
Humanities
Culture
Northwest Coast Peoples
Date
1750 – 1850 (creation date)
Materials and Techniques
wood (material)
shell (material)
Place
Northwest Coast (Canada), Canada, North America, Americas (creation)
Description
Wooden club carved in the shape of a seal or sea lion. Used for clubbing fish (halibut and salmon). The eyes are made of inlaid shell - probably H. kamchatkensis. Both the use of local abalone and the simplicity of design suggests an early date, as does the patina and wear.;club (hunting, fishing & trapping);SALMON KNOCKER;club
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Record Rights
Horniman Museum and Gardens
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