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1940.5.9

Carved wooden club. [JC [OPS move] 26/07/2016]

1940.5.9

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carved wooden club. [JC [OPS move] 26/07/2016]
Long description
Carved wooden club. The blade expands from the handle into a lozenge-shape with small projections at the two corners and is lozenge-shaped in cross-section. The handle is bound with closely spaced plaited plant fibre. Below the handle is a carved crescent-shaped 'pommel'. [JC [OPS move] 26/07/2016]
Geographical reference
Solomon Islands
Oceania > Melanesia > Solomon Islands
Malaita
Person
Field collector Victor Gallafent Gurner
PRM source Victor Gallafent Gurner
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1890
Date collected
circa 1890
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Plaited, Process Bound, Process Varnished
Dimensions
Depth: max 25 mm, Width: max 140 mm, Length: max 780 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.5.9

Search terms: Weapon, Club

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