Old Nootka Whalebone Club with Shell Inlay

Carved Nootka Club from Circa Late 17th early 18th Century A.D. Origin is Northwest Coast. Whalebone, Inlaid with shell, bark wrapping to handle. Measures 18 inches L. From a Private Seattle Collection.

See similar examples in ‘Artificial Curiosities From the Northwest Coast of America -Native American Artifacts in the British Museum Collected on the Third Voyage of Captain James Cook and Acquired through Sir Joseph Banks.’ By J.C.H. King.

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