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Object Number
2004.29.22194
Display Title
Carved club
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: Fiji Island / Melanesia / Club from tribe in vicinity / of Mt.[?] Viti Levu, Fiji / Gift of Canterbury Museum, / Christchurch, N.Z. / (Miori carving) / New Zealand.
Department
Photographic
Culture
- Fijian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Fiji
/
<State>
/
Viti Levu
Dimensions
Overall: 20.955 × 7.62 cm (8 1/4 × 3 in.)
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Canterbury Museum
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004.29.22253 | Group of male dancers outside, with clubs |
Suva
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| 2004.29.24919 | Maori canoe on grass |
New Zealand
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| 2004.29.22270 | People in front of thatched house, some holding clubs |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22236 | Group of people with clubs standing, others seated watching, possibly part of wedding ceremony |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22238 | Group of meke dancers outside, holding clubs |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22224 | Two people in double canoe, in front of shore with thatched structures |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22263 | Kava plants |
Suva
| ||
| 2004.29.22203 | Posed studio portrait of man with club |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22202 | Posed studio portrait of man with club |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22237 | Group of meke dancers standing outside, holding clubs and fans |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22226 | Two women with double canoe |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2004.29.22255 | Two men at doorway, one sitting with club and one standing with spear |
Suva
|