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Object Number
30-54-70/D3414
Display Title
Bird-headed club, men only
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Club, carved wood, L-shaped and pointed head with white dots, painted red
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Yolngu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Australia
/
Northern Territory
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Oceania / Australia / Northern Territory / Arnhem Land
Additional Geographic Terms
Northeast
Materials
Wood, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 116.5 x 30 x 5.6 cm (45 7/8 x 11 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
D-3414
Provenance
Collector
W. Lloyd Warner
(1929-1930)
Seller
W. Lloyd Warner
(1930)
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