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1933.80.14

Wood club with perforated, rounded stone head, and cylindrical shaft which expands abruptly at the head and is squared-off at the distal end. There is resin at the head at the juncture with the shaft, imbedded with white shells [BS [OPS Move] 19/08/2016]


1933.80.14

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wood club with perforated, rounded stone head, and cylindrical shaft which expands abruptly at the head and is squared-off at the distal end. There is resin at the head at the juncture with the shaft, imbedded with white shells [BS [OPS Move] 19/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Bismarck Archipelago New Britain
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1933
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1933
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Stone, Material Shell, Process Ground, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 100 mm, Length: max 1240 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1933.80.14

Search terms: Weapon, Club