Club (uncertain)
| Object Number: | 42-30-470 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | New Guinea Massim Area (uncertain) |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Pigment |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
Description
Wooden, in the form of a knife with a long, wide single-edged blade, widest near point. Cutting edge rounded to point, back slanted. Incised decoration on one face of blade- zig-zag and wide band of scrolls the incisions filled in with white pipe clay. Grip in the form of a highly conventionalized bird with large rectangular hand hole. Inside, scroll decoration on the side corresponding to the plain face of the blade.
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