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1905.63.22

Long-handled club with perforated, 'pineapple' stone head. [BS [OPS Move] 02/08/2016]

1905.63.22

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Collection type
Object
Description
Long-handled club with perforated, 'pineapple' stone head. [BS [OPS Move] 02/08/2016]
Long description
Long-handled club with perforated, 'pineapple' stone head. The head is carved with four rows of pointed knobs on a cylindrical body. The wooden shaft is bound with plaited plant fibre above and below the head. [BS [OPS Move] 02/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Central Province Kairuku Hiri district Mekeo
Person
Field collector Cooke Daniels expedition
PRM source William Cooke Daniels
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1905
Date collected
1904 - 1905
Acquisition information
Donated: 1905
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Stone, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Ground, Process Woven
Dimensions
Diameter: max 85 mm, Length: max 825 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1905.63.22 Other numbers: Cooke Daniels number 22

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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