Haida seal leg
| Haida seal leg | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Club |
| Designations: | Seal Club |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
North America , Haida people |
| Distribution: | North America, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands) |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Haida seal club is a hunting weapon used by the Native American people of the Haida tribe .
description
The Haida seal club is made entirely of wood. It is a striking weapon for hunting and fishing. The club is carved in the shape of a seal or a sea lion .
Individual evidence
literature
- George Thornton Emmons, Frederica De Laguna, The Tlingit Indians Volume 70 of Anthropological papers of the American Museum of Natural History , published by the University of Washington Press, 1907, ISBN 978-0-295-97008-0
- Barry Pritzker, A Native American encyclopedia: history, culture, and peoples , Oxford University Press US, 2000, page 177, ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1
- Curtis, Edward S., The North American Indian. Volume 11 - The Nootka. The Haida , Classic Books Company, ISBN 978-0-7426-9811-6
- Colin F. Taylor, Native American Weapons , published by the University of Oklahoma Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-8061-3716-2