Wabanaki root clubs


Root club, ca. 1900

Root club, ca. 1900
Item 105037   info
Maine Historical Society

Wabanaki carvers make clubs from the root bundles of immature gray birch trees. The clubs were historically used as weapons, and indicate the authority of the person carrying it during events, ceremonies, and dances. Historic pieces incorporated carved elements of the natural and spiritual world.

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