War club
- Date created
- AD 1200-1400
- Culture/People
- possibly Gitxsan (Gitksan) or Wet'suwet'en (Babine Carrier) (archaeological) (attributed)
- Collector
- Chief Johnny Muldoe, Gitxsan (Gitksan)
- Previous owner
- Arthur Wellesley Vowell (A. W. Vowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1918
- Possible seller
- Arthur Wellesley Vowell (A. W. Vowell), Non-Indian, 1841-1918
- MAI agent
- George Thornton Emmons (George T. Emmons/G.T. Emmons), Non-Indian, 1852-1945
- Collection History
- Excavated by Gitxsan Chief Johnny Muldoe in 1898 as part of what is referred to as the "Hagwilget cache" of 35 stone clubs; transferred to Arthur Wellesley Vowell (1841-1918, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia) soon afterward; probably in the collection of Arthur Vowell until 1916, when it was purchased by MAI through Lieutenant George T. Emmons (1852-1945, US Navy 1881-1899).
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- Place
- "Hagwilget cache"; Bulkley Canyon (Hagwilget), Bulkley River; Kitimat-Stikine Regional District; British Columbia; Canada
- See related items
- Gitxsan (Gitksan) (archaeological)
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Northwest Coast
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 5/5059
- Barcode
- 055059.000
- Object Type
- Hunting/Fishing/Warfare: Warfare
- Object Name
- War club
- Media/Materials
- Basalt, hematite
- Techniques
- Pecked, ground, grooved, painted
- Dimensions
- 34 x 12.5 x 3.5 cm
- Record ID
- NMAI_59438