Title

Native American ritual club. Artist: Unknown

Caption

A pacific north-west coast Native American ritual club with a bear's head, made from elk antler. It was used as a slave killer at potlach festivals. Currently at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh.

Date

Nov 30, 1999

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B76_098

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,4Mb (878,6Kb) / 13,2in x 14,8in / 3963 x 4446 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal black head bear festival weapon weapons museum color colour elk ritual native Native American war club image studio shot artefact concept artifact American Indian slavery warfare weaponry black background CM Dixon elk antler ritual equipment object Unknown Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon Royal Scottish Museum potlach slave killer CM Dixon object