Club with elliptical, perforated stone head. The wooden shaft is bound at the distal end with strips of plaited plant fibre. Between the stone head and the shaft is a possibly resinous substance. The handle tapers towards the base where there is an expanded conical butt. [JC [OPS Move] 05/08/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Club with elliptical, perforated stone head. The wooden shaft is bound at the distal end with strips of plaited plant fibre. Between the stone head and the shaft is a possibly resinous substance. The handle tapers towards the base where there is an expanded conical butt. [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, Process Carved, Process Flaked, Process Ground, Process Perforated, Process Plaited, Process Bound
Dimensions: Length: max 610 mm, Depth: max 70 mm, Width: max 100 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1938.36.404 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 404

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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