Sword Club
| Object Number: | 2006-10-1 |
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| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Provenience: | Australia Queensland |
| Date Made: | 1800-1899 |
| Early Date: | 1800 |
| Late Date: | 1899 |
| Section: | Oceanian |
| Materials: | Wood Fiber Gum |
| Height: | 11 cm |
| Length: | 143.5 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Brooklyn Museum, 2006 |
| Other Number: | 47.131.22 - Other Number |
Description
Long, flat paddle shaped sword club. Traces of gum and fragments of twisted cord on grip. Undecorated: used for fighting. See similar example from Northeast Queensland in Aboriginal Australia, p. 174 N 284. Good condition.
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