Tlignit hand-carved wooden club used for dispatching large fish and seals, particularly the juveniles. The club head is intricately carved with stylized zoomorphic imagery, particularly that of a large-beaked bird with feathers behind, and several ringlets on the handle enabled use of the club even when the wielder's hands were numb from the cold.
PERIOD: 19th Century
ORIGIN: Northwest - Tlingit, Native American
SIZE: 20 1/2"L x 1" W x 1 3/4" H