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1920.100.32

Dance club with bark fibre fringe and nut shell rattles. [BS [OPS Move] 28/07/2016]

1920.100.32

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Collection type
Object
Description
Dance club with bark fibre fringe and nut shell rattles. [BS [OPS Move] 28/07/2016]
Long description
Dance club with bark fibre fringe and nut shell rattles. The central wooden club had two triangular projections from the flat deck like surface are painted to represent faces and other geometric designs. Plant fibre tassels with shell beads are attached to the upper points of these projections. The reverse rounded side repeats the geometric designs. [BS [OPS Move] 28/07/2016]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
Santa Cruz Islands
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1885
Date collected
By 1885
Acquisition information
Donated: 1885, uncertain Transferred: 21/04/1888, uncertain
Materials and processes
Material Pigment, Material Bark Fibre Plant, Material Plant Nut-shell, Material Shell, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 1240 mm, Width: max 200 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1920.100.32

Search terms: Weapon, Dance, Ritual and Ceremonial, Music, Club, Dance Accessory, Ceremonial Object, Musical Instrument