Throwing Club

2003-33-17

From: Fiji Islands

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Object Number 2003-33-17
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Fiji Islands
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Throwing club (i ula). Eleven large projections, with rows of smaller ones above and below. Rounded top. 23.5 cm. of zig-zag carving on handle. Large hole in root stock from which head was carved; breaks and abrasions on several lof the large projections; head and shaft cracked.

Length 62 cm
Width 11 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003
Other Number 1995.X.16629 - Other Number | SP-81 - Other Number | CIVIC1995.X.16629 - Other Number

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