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Wooden club - knob at end; stood in ground when not in use
Wooden club - knob at end; stood in ground when not in use
Object Number 40-12-70/1719
Display Title Wooden club - knob at end; stood in ground when not in use
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, spatulate head, knobbed tip, cylindrical shaft, pointed end, worn
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 124.2 x 6 x 2.5 cm (48 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1719

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