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Object Number
2004.29.24832
Display Title
Carved whale bone club
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "New Zealand / Polynesia / Ceremonial club of / carved whale bone"
Department
Photographic
Culture
- New Zealand
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Dimensions
Overall: 14.605 × 7.3025 cm (5 3/4 × 2 7/8 in.)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 985-27-10/58933 | Whale bone club. Club head an animal form w/ abalone eyes; carved handle |
Raw Material
Club |
Hoonah
| |
| 2004.29.24831 | Carved wooden club |
New Zealand
| ||
| 15-26-10/86110 | Whale bone club representing killer whale |
Club
|
Kitlakdamix Village
| |
|
Media Restricted
| 67-10-10/255 | Whale bone club for killing deer with design of 3 incised stars |
Club
|
Vancouver Island
| |
| 2004.24.30040 | Bone club; whalebone; representing killer whale; Chimmesyan stock |
Kitlakdamix Village
| ||
| 2004.29.24834 | Whalebone club |
New Zealand
| ||
| 2004.29.22194 | Carved club |
Viti Levu
| ||
| 2005.1.106.179 | Carved object and whale teeth |
Veraguas
Cocle | ||
| 967-12-70/10878.1.8 | Carved ceremonial clubs for pig sacrifice |
Malakula Island
Vanuatu | ||
| 2004.29.24239 | Club of carved wood |
Marquesas Islands
| ||
| 2004.29.691.2 | Whale-tail atlatl weight in Norris L. Bull collection |
Hartford
| ||
|
Media Restricted
| 2004.29.8976 | Excavation - Human skeleton below a stratum of whale bones |
Brazil
|