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1932.76.4

Wooden sword club, very long, broad and flat and slightly curved. [BS [OPS Move] 24/10/2016]

1932.76.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Wooden sword club, very long, broad and flat and slightly curved. [BS [OPS Move] 24/10/2016]
Long description
Wooden sword club, very long, broad and flat and slightly curved. Rounded at the distal end. It has a short handle with the remains of a wax covering. [BS [OPS Move] 24/10/2016]
Geographical reference
Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia
Queensland
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1932
Date collected
By 1932
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1932
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Wax, Process Carved
Dimensions
Width: max 130 mm, Length: max 1610 mm, Depth: max 15 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1932.76.4
Research and responses

Related Documents File [James Thomas Hooper, Catalogue of Ethnographical Material] - The museum has a photocopy of Hooper's accession and dispersal records, which are bound as two volumes and kept in a separate box file. Items are arranged according to Hooper's own numbering system [RTS 21/11/2003].

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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