Club

17001

From: New Caledonia

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 17001
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience New Caledonia
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Wood fighting club with conical head deeply grooved to create 32 radiating ribs. Straight shaft enlarged for 6 cm. at grip end. Crack through top, extending about 24 cm. down shaft. Three old labels, one of the French antiquities dealer Eugene Boban. One with the numeral 38.

Length 68.5 cm
Width 8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Robert H. Lamborn, 1893
Other Number 38 - Other Number

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