Club

Description

Ball-headed club, of alder wood, paint, wool and feather ornament, collected by James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine, whilst Governor-General of Canada, 1847 - 1854: North America, Canada, possibly Haudenosaunee, pre 1854

Museum reference

A.1989.208

Collection

Americas

Object name

Club

Production information

Unknown
Canada, North America

Date

Pre 1854

Style / Culture

Haudenosaunee

Materials

Alder, Paint, Wool, American yellowhammer feather, Twine, Iron, tin-plated

Physical description

Wood, paint, wool and feather ornament

Collection place(s)

Canada, North America

Associations

Collector: James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin and 12th Earl of Kincardine

Exhibitions

• Discoveries Redisplay, 2015

• Discoveries (29 Jul 2011 - 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Feigen, Richard, Tales from the Art Crypt, New York, 2000