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Object Number 47-54-70/2469
Display Title Paddle-shaped club, grip bound with rattan in red and cane color
Descriptions
Object Description Paddle-shaped club, grip bound with rattan in red and cane color
Inventory Description Club, ovate ridged head, knobbed end, red and buff fiber wrapping on shaft
Classification
  • Club
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands
Dimensions Overall: 117.8 x 5.4 x 2.7 cm (46 3/8 x 2 1/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2469; D.39.1037.

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