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Plate XXII 
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. Cat. No. 8766 in British Museum; I natural size. After Figure 166f, Smith, 
Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
Figure 2. Club made of bone of whale. From Nootka, west coast of Vancouver island, 
B.C. Cat. No. 9383 in collection of Mr. W. Sparrow Simpson, British Museum; 
i natural size. After Figure 166c, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
Figure 3. Club made of bone of whale. From Nootka, west coast of Vancouver island, 
B.C. Collected bv Captain James Magee, about 1794. Cat. No. 256 in Peabody 
Museum, Cambridge, Mass.; I natural size. After Figure 168d, Smith, Gulf of 
Georgia, 1907. 
Figure 4. Club made of bone of whale. From Nootka, west coast of Vancouver island, 
B.C. Collected by Captain James Magee about 1794. Cat. No. 255 in Peabody 
Museum, Cambridge, Mass.; i natural size. After Figure 168e, Smith, Gulf of 
Georgia, 1907. 
