id:			102961
accession number:	1921.1580
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.1580
updated:		2022-09-22 09:08:23.585000

Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’), late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit. Wood; figure: 10.5 x 4 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. A. Price 1921.1580

title:				Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’)
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creation date:			late 1800s–early 1900s
creation date earliest:		1850
creation date latest:		1950
current location:		231 Native North American
creditline:			Gift of W. A. Price
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culture:	Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit
technique:	wood
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Native North America
type:		Wood
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measurements: Figure: 10.5 x 4 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
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	Obtained by exchange from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, with funds provided by W.A. Price
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Marine and river resources are crucial on the Northwest Coast, including halibut that can weigh several hundred pounds. The thrashing of such a large fish could endanger a canoe and so, after being thanked for surrendering its life, it was clubbed before being brought safely onboard. This example may represent a sea lion, a proficient hunter.
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