Dark wood club with spheroidal, perforated stone head. The wooden shaft is split at the distal end where it is bound with strips of plaited plant fibre. Between the stone head and the shaft is a possibly resinous substance inset with teeth. The handle tapers towards the butt where there is a small raised band. Traces of black pigment or varnish remain on the stone head and plant fibre. [JC [OPS Move] 05/08/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Dark wood club with spheroidal, perforated stone head. The wooden shaft is split at the distal end where it is bound with strips of plaited plant fibre. Between the stone head and the shaft is a possibly resinous substance inset with teeth. The handle tapers towards the butt where there is a small raised band. Traces of black pigment or varnish remain on the stone head and plant fibre. [JC [OPS Move] 05/08/2016]
Geographical reference: Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea; Morobe Province
Cultural groups: Anga
Person: Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood; PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period: Date made: On or before 1937
Date collected: 1936 - 1937
Acquisition information: Donated: 1938
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Stone, Material Plant Fibre, Material Resin Plant, Material Tooth, Process Carved, Process Flaked, Process Ground, Process Perforated, Process Varnished
Dimensions: Diameter: max 95 mm, Length: max 675 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.401 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 401

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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