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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.
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Record Rights
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
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Collection Location
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