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Weapons for catching enemy by neck
Weapons for catching enemy by neck
Object Number 09-33-70/75439.3
Display Title Weapons for catching enemy by neck
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, cylindrical handle, incised, curved, flat bone or turtle shell piece at en
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / <State> / Wuvulu Island
Oceania / Papua New Guinea / Manus Province / Matty Island
Materials Wood, Pigment, Bone?
Dimensions Overall: 118 x 18 x 2.7 cm (46 7/16 x 7 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 09-33-70/75439.3

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