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War club

ca.1820–40
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 746

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: War club
  • Date: ca.1820–40
  • Geography: Possibly made in Washington, United States; Possibly made in British Columbia, Canada
  • Culture: Makah or Nuu-chah-nulth, Native American
  • Medium: Whalebone
  • Dimensions: 33 1/4 × 3 × 1/2 in. (84.5 × 7.6 × 1.3 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2021
  • Object Number: 2021.434.16
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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