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Plate XXXVII 
British Columbia Interior 
Clubs Made of Bone of Whale 
This is a specialized form of club and handle knob known only from 
Kamloops. The general type of paddle-shaped club with carved handle 
knob is found on the coast from Alaska to Columbia river, but chiefly on 
western Vancouver island where the type is most uniform. This shows 
influence of the art of the British Columbia coast. 
Figure 1. Club made of bone of whale. From Kamloops, B.C. Shuswap, Salish Indian 
area. Collected by Harlan I. Smith. Cat. No. 16-2475 in American Museum of 
Natural History, New York; I natural size. After Figure 171d, Smith, Gulf of 
Georgia, 1907. Also illustrated in Figure 359a, Smith, Thompson, 1900. Reverse 
illustrated in Figure a, Plate XI, Smith, Archaeological, 1913. Cast of model, Cat. 
No. XI-A-862 in Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, Canada. 
Figure 2. Club made of bone of whale. From Kamloops, B.C. Shuswap, Salish Indian 
area. Collected by Harlan I. Smith. Cat. No. 16-2474 in American Museum of 
Natural History, New York; I natural size. After Figure 171e, Smith, Gulf of 
Georgia, 1907. Also illustrated in Figure 359b, Smith, Thompson, 1900. Reverse 
illustrated in Figure b, Plate XI ; Smith, Archaeological, 1913. Cast of model, Cat. 
No. XI-A-863 in Victoria Memorial Museum, Ottawa, Canada. 
