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Stone Club

Date1884

Mediumwood, stone, rawhide

DimensionsOther: 3.5 × 68 cm (1 3/8 × 26 3/4 in.)

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Paper Field ReferencesCMH VII-B-1106

Object numberHRC 01106

Descriptionhead consists of a single elongated piece of dark green sstone smoothed into hexagonal shape with one rounded end. body tapers towards pointed opposite end. curved wooden handle made from a stained branch is elliptical in cross section and terminates in a flat platform. flattened underside of head rests on platform and is secured to handle with rawhide wrapped around shallow groove on head and tied around each side of platform. circular hole is drilled transversely through knot at proximal end of handle.
Exhibition HistoryCanadian National Railway (1-30) Simon Fraser Universsity B.C (9-78) - (12-80)

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