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1900.55.607

Wood club with long cylindrical shaft, flaring rapidly at the head. [JC [OPS Move] 19/08/2016]

1900.55.607

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wood club with long cylindrical shaft, flaring rapidly at the head. [JC [OPS Move] 19/08/2016]
Long description
Wood club with long cylindrical shaft, flaring rapidly at the head, which is squared-off. There is a discoidal stop and a pointed conical butt at the proximal end. [JC [OPS Move] 19/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Vanuatu
Oceania > Melanesia > Vanuatu
Erromango
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 Wood Plant, Process Carved
Dimensions
Diameter: max 75 mm, Length: max 1045 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1900.55.607

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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