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1911.7.4

Club of spatulate form with carved handle. The blade is tiered and widens towards the end. The handle is flared below the blade and a butt featuring a bulb with expanded arch and thin oblong projection. [BS [OPS Move] 01/08/2016]

1911.7.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Club of spatulate form with carved handle. The blade is tiered and widens towards the end. The handle is flared below the blade and a butt featuring a bulb with expanded arch and thin oblong projection. [BS [OPS Move] 01/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Papua New Guinea
Oceania > Melanesia > Papua New Guinea
Milne Bay Province Kiriwina Goodenough District Trobriand Islands
Person
Field collector R.S. Grant Thorold
PRM source R.S. Grant Thorold
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1911
Date collected
By 1911
Acquisition information
Donated: 1911
Materials and processes
Material Ebony Wood Plant
Dimensions
Length: max 650 mm, Width: max 67 mm, Depth: max 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1911.7.4

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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