Sujet
Flat bladed whalebone club with the handle carved as a head
Légende
Flat bladed whalebone club with the handle carved as a head, Clubs of this type were prestige objects sometimes used to kill slaves as an ostentatious display of wealth at a potlatch. Northwest Coast of America. Tsimshian. C 17th (?).
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Canadian Museum of Civilization
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_268
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
21.5Mo (839.5Ko) / 30.5cm x 17.7cm / 3597 x 2092 (300dpi)