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Tlingit Wood Seal/Fish Club

Tlignit hand-carved wooden club used for dispatching large fish and seals, particularly the juveniles. The club head is intricately carved with stylized zoomorphic imagery, particularly that of a large-beaked bird with feathers behind, and several ringlets on the handle enabled use of the club even when the wielder's hands were numb from the cold.

PERIOD: 19th Century

ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Tlingit, Native American

SIZE: 20 1/2"L x 1" W x 1 3/4" H

Tlignit hand-carved wooden club used for dispatching large fish and seals, particularly the juveniles. The club head is intricately carved with stylized zoomorphic imagery, particularly that of a large-beaked bird with feathers behind, and several ringlets on the handle enabled use of the club even when the wielder's hands were numb from the cold.

PERIOD: 19th Century

ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Tlingit, Native American

SIZE: 20 1/2"L x 1" W x 1 3/4" H

$1,575.00

Original: $4,500.00

-65%
Tlingit Wood Seal/Fish Club

$4,500.00

$1,575.00

Description

Tlignit hand-carved wooden club used for dispatching large fish and seals, particularly the juveniles. The club head is intricately carved with stylized zoomorphic imagery, particularly that of a large-beaked bird with feathers behind, and several ringlets on the handle enabled use of the club even when the wielder's hands were numb from the cold.

PERIOD: 19th Century

ORIGIN: Northwest Coast - Tlingit, Native American

SIZE: 20 1/2"L x 1" W x 1 3/4" H