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Object Number 32-68-70/D3942
Display Title Hitting stick
Descriptions
Object Description Hitting Stick. Typical throwing stick or light club.
Inventory Description Club, cylindrical, carved wood, ridged, rounded ends
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Australia / Western Australia / South West / Karridale
Additional Geographic Terms southwest
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 65 x 2.8 x 2.8 cm (25 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 32-68-70/D3942
Provenance
Collector Penn Museum (1910)
Seller Penn Museum (4/11/1932-5/9/1932)

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