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Plate XXI 
British Columbia Coast 
Clubs Made of Bone of Whale 
A general type of paddle-shaped club with carved handle knob is 
found on the north Pacific coast of America, from Alaska to Columbia 
river, but chiefly on western Vancouver island where the type is most 
uniform. A specialized form of this club and handle knob, known only 
from Kamloops, is illustrated in Plate XXXVII, 
Figure 1. Club made of bone of whale. From Nootka, west coast of Vancouver Island, 
B.C. Collected by Captain Cook. Cat. No. N. W. C. 42 in British Museum; I 
natural size. After Figure 165a, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
Figure 2. Club made of bone of whale. From Nootka, west coast of Vancouver island, 
B.C. Cat. No. N. W. C. 47 in British Museum; J natural size. After Figure 165b, 
Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
Figure 3. Club made of bone of whale. From Nootka, west coast of Vancouver island, 
B.C. Collected by Captain Cook, 1778. In Ethnographical Museum, Florence; 
I natural size. After Figure 165d, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
Figure 4. Club made of bone of whale inlaid with abalone shell. From Nootka, west coa3t 
of Vancouver island, B.C. Collected by Captain Cook. Cat. No. N. W. C. 41 in 
British Museum; \ natural size. After Figure 165f, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
