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Ceremonial Baton
Southern Northwest Coast, possibly Columbia River
18th century or earlier
wood, abalone shell, remains of old label
height: 17"
Inventory # CN4144
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Arthur O. Wellman Collection, Connecticut
Related Examples
This baton closely relates to two early clubs, one a pre-historic basalt stone club collected by Myron Eells in the Puget Sound area in 1893 and another yew wood club excavated at the Ozette Village archeologically site in the 1970’s - See: Wright, Robin K. A Time of Gathering: Native Heritage in Washington State. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1991, pgs. 112 and 113