Sujet
Described as a slave killer this antler club must once have had a heavy blade attached
Légende
Described as a slave killer this antler club must once have had a heavy blade attached, Although slavery was present on the Northwest Coast, it was not highly institutionalized, nor did chiefs have more than a few slaves at one time. On rare occasions slaves were ceremonially killed to mark a major event. Northwest Coast of America. Tsimshian.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/ Provincial Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A29_479
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
23,4Mo (452,2Ko) / 30,0cm x 19,6cm / 3540 x 2310 (300dpi)