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Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art
Club
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| Object ID |
T0171 |
| Object Name |
Club |
| Description |
Tsimshian War Club. Polished elk antler, carved with two creatures - bird at head and supernatural bird at base.;
Medium/Materials: Caribou or elk antler; |
| Dimensions |
W-5 L-17 D-1 inches |
| Early Date |
1800 |
| Late Date |
1830 |
| Place of Origin |
Northern British Columbia Mainland and Islands, British Columbia, Canada |
| People |
Coast Tsimshian/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Admiral the Hon. George Fowler Hastings. Thought to have been collected during a voyage from St. Omer to Vancouver on the H.M.S. Zealous in 1867.;
(2) Mrs. Geoffrey Anderton. Descended to Mrs. Anderton from her grandfather, George Hastings.;
(3) Sotheby's. London. November 28, 1966, lot 62c;
(4) Merton Simpson. New York.;
(5) John Fiede. Brooklyn, New York.;
(6) Private Collection. Canada.;
(7) Judith Small Nash. New York City.;
(8) Eugene V. Thaw - 8 April 1992; |
| Used |
Coast Tsimshian |
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For access to this image, contact the Registrar, Fenimore Art Museum, (607) 547-1444.
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Last modified on: March 02, 2006
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