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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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