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Object Number
46-78-70/2451
Display Title
Paddle of dark polished wood with carvings and head on upper part
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Club, spatulate end, tapered to curvilinear carved head, inlaid red wax eyes
Classification
- Club
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
New Zealand
Materials
Wood, Wax
Dimensions
Overall: 149.5 x 5.5 x 3.7 cm (58 7/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-78-70/2451/ 1667.
Provenance
Collector
Mr. Ernest T. Jackson
(01/01/1880-01/01/1900)
Donor
Mr. Patrick T. Jackson
(11/27/1946)
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