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Plate XXIX 
British Columbia Coast 
Chibs Made of Bone of Whale and of Wood 
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. Cat. No. 9382 in collection of W. Sparrow 
Simpson, British Museum; J natural size. After Figure 169d, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 
1907. 
Figure 2. Club made of bone of whale. The style of the figure on the blade is probably 
confined to the vicinity of southern Vancouver island. From west coast of Vancouver 
island, B.C. Collected by E. H. Giglioli, Florence, in 1790; £ natural size. After 
Figure 169e, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907, from drawing and photographs by D. I. 
Bushnell, jun. 
Figure 3. Club made of wood; being of wood it is probably modern. From Nootka, west 
coast of Vancouver island, B.C. Cat. No. N. W. C. 39 in British Museum; \ natural 
size. After Figure 169a, Smith, Gulf of Georgia, 1907. 
