Painted iron-wood club with a pointed end. [NC 10/09/2015]

Collection type: Object
Description: Painted iron-wood club with a pointed end. [NC 10/09/2015]
Long description: Painted iron-wood club with a pointed end. Reddish pigment has been used, and there are bands in pale shades. There is one black band halfway down its length. [NC 10/09/2015]
Geographical reference: Australia
Oceania > Australia and New Zealand > Australia; Northern Territory Tiwi Islands; Melville Island
Cultural groups: Tiwi
Person: Field collector Henry Kenneth Fry; PRM source Henry Kenneth Fry
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1913-1914
Date collected: 1913-14 ?
Acquisition information: Donated: 1915
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Process Carved, Process Painted
Dimensions: Depth: max 21 mm, Length: max 630 mm, Width: max 37 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1915.10.13 Other numbers: [17]

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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