About the Artwork
Fish Club
19th century
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Native American
Tlingit
Cedar
Overall: 1 3/4 × 20 1/2 × 3 inches (4.4 × 52.1 × 7.6 cm)
Wood and Woodcarving
Indigenous Americas
Gift of Frederick Stearns
72.489
Public Domain
Markings
In black ink on side of club near handle: B 2351
Provenance
between 1871-1895, acquired by Frederick Stearns (1831-1907; Detroit, Michigan, USA);1907-present, bequest to the Detroit Museum of Art (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Tlingit, Native American, Fish Club, 19th century, cedar. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Frederick Stearns, 72.489.
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