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Object Number
999-34-70/5835
Display Title
War club
Descriptions
Object Description
War club; haft terminating in a mushroom-shaped head, with dentate carving; patina
Inventory Description
War club, carved wood, cylindrical handle, incised, chipped head, tapered, round
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
Additional Geographic Terms
Polynesia
Materials
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 73.66 x 11.43 x 10.16 cm (29 x 4 1/2 x 4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
999-34-70/5835
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD (MPH '73) and Jane C. Hughes ('69)
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1979 - 12/12/99)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1979 - 12/12/99)
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