Club

Club

Object name: Club
Date: 1770-1800
Dimensions:
575 x 75 mm
Medium: Wood
Object number: C03187
DescriptionPatto-patto or hand club of wood. It has an oval end tapering to the handle, which is carved in the form of the head of an eagle. Brown in colour, painted with black spots. From Nootka Sound.

Similar clubs, made of whale bone, were collected on Captain Cook's third voyage. North West Canada. Nootka Sound.
Culture: North West Coast