Passamaquoddy rootclub, ca. 1880
Contributed by Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
Item 23477
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Rootclubs were carved weapons that gradually evolved to emblems of power and authority, then to art forms.
Other Information
- Title: Passamaquoddy rootclub, ca. 1880
- Creation Date: circa 1880
- Subject Date: circa 1880
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Local Code: HM 6949
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Hudson Museum, Univ. of Maine
5746 Maine Center for the Arts, Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1902
http://www.umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/
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Weapons
Ceremonial objects
Indians of North America--Maine--Antiquities
Symbols
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