Greetings All
I recently found this Makah Whalebone War club and I have found several almost identical clubs in the Smithsonian collection and other museum collections.
This one has an partial old label on it and a whaling scene carved on one side with 8 men in a canoe hunting a whale with sealskin floats trailing it. There is also an Eagle? carved on the pommel. There is Red dye or paint on the opposite side and there are some subtle remnants of dark/black pigment on the canoe and on the whale.
This club shows nice age and has some curve to it following the whale bone. I understand it is carved from a whale jawbone.
Can anybody tell me any specific information about it? Perhaps a more specific location or a rough age.
Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards
Rob
I recently found this Makah Whalebone War club and I have found several almost identical clubs in the Smithsonian collection and other museum collections.
This one has an partial old label on it and a whaling scene carved on one side with 8 men in a canoe hunting a whale with sealskin floats trailing it. There is also an Eagle? carved on the pommel. There is Red dye or paint on the opposite side and there are some subtle remnants of dark/black pigment on the canoe and on the whale.
This club shows nice age and has some curve to it following the whale bone. I understand it is carved from a whale jawbone.
Can anybody tell me any specific information about it? Perhaps a more specific location or a rough age.
Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
Best Regards
Rob
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