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Object Number 2016.2.2
Display Title War club, "alafolo"
Descriptions
Object Description War club, "alafolo"; stylized face, carved geometric design with white pigment at top end; two carved protrusions at bottom end
Inventory Description Club, "alafolo"; stylized face, carved geometric design with white pigment at top end; two carved protrusions at bottom end, one side chipped
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Date 1968 or earlier
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Dimensions Overall: 5 × 92 × 4 cm (1 15/16 × 36 1/4 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2016.2.2
Credit Line Gift of Anthropological and Medical Expedition to Solomon Islands by Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD, a member of the Expedition
Provenance
Collector Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD (1968-2016)
Donor Donated by Prof. Melvin E. Clouse, MD (1968-2016)

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