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Wooden war club - handle & thick part have triangular cross section +
Wooden war club - handle & thick part have triangular cross section +
Object Number 40-12-70/1722
Display Title Wooden war club - handle & thick part have triangular cross section +
Descriptions
Inventory Description Club, ridged ovate head, tiny carved human head at tip, long shaft, pointed end
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Siwai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 125.7 x 7.3 x 3 cm (49 1/2 x 2 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-12-70/1722; PIKU PIKU - (Siwa) Noro. Nai / From Kukupiruhi Tree

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