Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Wabanaki carvers make clubs from the root bundles of immature gray birch trees. The clubs were historically used as weapons, and indicate the authority of the person carrying it during events, ceremonies, and dances. Historic pieces incorporated carved elements of the natural and spiritual world.
About This Item
- Title: Root club, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: 2002.044
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Grey birch
- Indians of North America--Maine--Penobscot
- Native American artifacts
- Penobscot Indians--Maine
- Trees--Maine
- Wabanaki Indians
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For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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