Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
Marine and river resources are crucial on the Northwest Coast, including halibut that can weigh several hundred pounds. The thrashing of such a large fish could endanger a canoe and so, after being thanked for surrendering its life, it was clubbed before being brought safely onboard. This example may represent a sea lion, a proficient hunter.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
102961
label
Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’)
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
102961
contentType
object
title
Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’)
description
Marine and river resources are crucial on the Northwest Coast, including halibut that can weigh several hundred pounds. The thrashing of such a large fish could endanger a canoe and so, after being thanked for surrendering its life, it was clubbed before being brought safely onboard. This example may represent a sea lion, a proficient hunter.
date
late 1800s–early 1900s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60756175
genreSpecific
Wood
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Figure: 10.5 x 4 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
cul
Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit
accession
1921.158
Source extras
tec
wood
tombstone
Fish or Seal Club (X’ús’), late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit. Wood; figure: 10.5 x 4 cm (4 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of W. A. Price, 1921.1580
collection
AA - Native North America
creditline
Gift of W. A. Price
updatedAt
2026-05-29 05:33:53.250000
sourceId
102961
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Native North America
med
wood
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
1ef23d7f4dda4cc2