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Plate XXV 
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 shell-heap, Plumpers pass, near eastern 
Vancouver island, B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected by Eduard Lomas. Cat. No. 
770 in Provincial Museum, Victoria; \ natural size. After Figure 167b, Smith, Gulf of 
Georgia, 1907. Cast, Cat. No. XII-B-626 in Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, 
Canada. 
Figure 2. Club made of bone of whale. From shell-heap at Cadboro bay, near Victoria, 
B.C. Salish Indian area. Collected by J. Maynard. Cat. No. 769 in Provincial 
Museum, Victoria; i natural size. After Figure 165g, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
Cast, Cat. No. XII-B-625 in Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, Canada. 
Figure 3. Club made of bone of whale inlaid with abalone shell. From northwestern 
North America. In Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh; about £ natural size. 
After Figure 108, Smith, Additional, 1908. 
Figure 4. Club made of bone of whale. From northwestern North America. In Royal 
Scottish Museum, Edinburgh; about I natural size. After Figure 108, Smith, Addi- 
tional, 1908. 
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