Sujet
Ball-Headed Club, late 1700s-early 1800s. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Ball-Headed Club, late 1700s-early 1800s. This club carries one of the richest known records of images representing Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) clan (nindoodem) identities; clan relationships shaped native politics through the 1800s. Included is an antlered creature, perhaps a caribou, along with mammals, birds, and powerful spirit beings: the thunderbird, its wings outstretched, and perhaps the long-tailed underwater panther. The ball at the striking end is held in a jaw-like form that likely refers to an animal?s muzzle; such imagery invoked a protector being that endowed the club?s owner with power.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F70_326
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
82,9Mo (3,6Mo) / 42,3cm x 49,1cm / 4992 x 5802 (300dpi)