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1938.36.818

Wooden club, perforated stone head with red seeds set in resin & basketry decoration underneath. [SM 22/03/2007]

1938.36.818

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden club, perforated stone head with red seeds set in resin & basketry decoration underneath. [SM 22/03/2007]
Long description
Wooden club, perforated stone head with red seeds set in resin & basketry decoration underneath. A length of plant fibre string is knotted at the top of the club and towards the base of the shaft. [SM 23/03/2007]
Cultural groups
Anga
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1937
Date collected
By 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Material Resin Plant, Material Plant Seed, Material Abrus Precatorius Seed Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Wood Plant, Process Perforated, Process Basketry
Dimensions
Width: max 75 mm, Length: max 650 mm, Weight 569.4 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.818 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 785

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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