- From The Collection Of
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Accession Number
- E1275
- Discipline
- Humanities
- Culture
- Nuu-chah-nulth Nation
- Materials and Techniques
- whalebone (material)
- leather (material)
- abalone shell (material)
- gum (material)
- whole carved (technique)
- handle drilled with perforation (technique)
- decoration gummed and inset with abalone shell (technique)
- thong threaded and knotted through handle (technique)
- Place
- British Columbia (creation)
- Canada (creation)
- Nootka Sound, Vancouver Island (creation)
- North America (creation)
- North America (collection place)
- Description
- This whalebone club was collected by midshipman John Woodward Scott. He sailed with Captain George Vancouver to the Northwest Coast and Southeast Alaska, 1791-5.
This object is on display at RAMM in the World Cultures gallery. - See Elsewhere
- MDS record link
- Record Rights
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- CC 0
Collection Location
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