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1884.63.8

Pointed club, expanded at one end. Ornamented with cross-scored bands bordered with zigzag lines. [SM 27/03/2007]

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1884.63.8

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Collection type
Object
Description
Pointed club, expanded at one end. Ornamented with cross-scored bands bordered with zigzag lines. [SM 27/03/2007]
Long description
Pointed club, expanded at one end. Ornamented with cross-scored bands bordered with zigzag lines. Perforation at narrow end, probably for early display purposes? [SM 27/03/2007]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Victoria
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1874
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Incised
Dimensions
Length: max 675 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.63.8 PR Cat other PR nos: 2900
Research and responses

Identified as being from Victoria by Howard Morphy, 1988. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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