Name/Title
ClubEntry/Object ID
L2024.3.71Description
Club made from a tree root. Painted green with a rattan handle. Floral and geometric designs etched into paint on handle.Context
This aggressive looking green painted root club once belonged to Swanton Historian Ben Gravel and reappeared many years after his death at the 2010 Abenaki “Heritage Days” Powwow in Swanton, where Frederick Wiseman was able to purchase it.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Abenaki Cultural ConservancyLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
ClubNomenclature Sub-Class
Percussive WeaponsNomenclature Class
ArmamentsNomenclature Category
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & TechnologyDimensions
Height
22-1/2 inWidth
10 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Gravel, Benjamin Frederick (1895-1988)