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1900.55.393

Club with perforated star shaped stone head and tapered wooden shaft. [BS [OPS Move] 18/08/2016]


1900.55.393

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Collection type
Object
Description
Club with perforated star shaped stone head and tapered wooden shaft. [BS [OPS Move] 18/08/2016]
Long description
Club with perforated star shaped stone head and tapered wooden shaft. Above the stone head the shaft is bound with plant fibre and split and a piece of wood is wedged. Attached to this is a string of grey feathers. [BS [OPS Move] 18/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Central Province Cloudy Bay
Person
Field collector Norman Heywood Hardy
PRM source Robert Francis Wilkins
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1900
Date collected
By 1900
Acquisition information
Donated: 1900
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Bird Feather, Material Wood Plant, Process Carved, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 115 mm, Length: max 1070 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.393

Search terms: Weapon, Club